Ask Adam Savage: Coping With (and Learning From) Failure

How has Adam dealt with failures -- or just things that just didn't go the way he'd hoped -- in his shop and his career? In this excerpt from our April 20 live stream, Adam answers questions from Tested members Daniel Monteith, K. Morton, SP Productions and Nate Jones relating to failure. Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, such as asking Adam a question:
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[@paradox6427]

Hi Adam, have you evered been offered a job in the movie industry ?

[@edilsonlima5985]

Dear Adam, could you teem and you make a complete LCD monochromatic that used in simple calculators with 7 segments using liquid cristal and flexible printed circuits?

[@danielbmonteith]

"There is no amount of expertise that will allow you to avoid failing." Love to have that on a sign or tshirt!

[@kathyleahy7314]

it's a great one.

[@valeriebrincheck6034]

Oh yeah..... that is an awesome t- shirt idea!

[@GardenGuy1943]

Adam failed! Hahahahahahaha

[@DrLazerbeam]

if you do it, you should spell it wrong.

[@tomhorsley6566]

As a computer programmer, I can definitely say that nothing is more terrifying than having code work the first time. You feel like the universe is planning some terrible punishment to even things out :-).

[@danielland3767]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TragerM]

The meme--- Program works: WHAT? WHY? HOW???? Program doesn't work: WHAT? WHY? HOW????

[@Ziz62266]

"The problem with doing it right the first time is that no one appreciates how difficult it was." - unknown

[@power2084]

the problem is that you didn't learn anything by not failing

[@Ziz62266]

@@power2084 No. The point is that you put so much effort and planning into it that no one will ever believe it took that much work to not screw up.

[@power2084]

@@Ziz62266 that doesn't exclude my point

[@Ziz62266]

@@power2084 Yes it does. What you learned is that to took a lot more work that you thought it would.

[@sadville13]

@@power2084 Make your own comment instead of being a know it all on other peoples comments. You're insufferable.

[@redsparks2025]

"An expert is a person who has found out by his own painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow field." ~ Niels Bohr

[@888johnmac]

when i was an Apprentice the machine shop foreman said ' you will screw things up , that's fine as long as you admit it & learn from your screw up ' .. 30 years later thats still how i live life

[@robertpeacock1635]

A motto and forum tag line I have is "The difference between being smart and being wise. Being smart is learning from your mistakes. Being wise is learning from the mistakes of others. My life has given many others the chance to be wise."

[@PhysicsDude55]

I work in the construction industry, which is typically a very toxic work environment. I'm usually a very good employee, but do make mistakes. Whenever I make a mistake I own it right away like Adam is talking about. Often the person repremanding me (boss, customer, general contractor, etc.) will ask me "why did you do that?" and I'll usually say something like "I have made many mistakes in life, and this was one of them" or "I am a flawed human being, and I just made a judgement error". Its funny because they never expect that type of upfront admission; most people will try to justify their poor decisions. Once you own it, it just kind of shuts down the conversation, and the other person always calms down and just accepts that it happened, instead of a screaming match over who won't admit their fault. Really important life lesson.

[@_lithp]

Your story about how you let your friend down as an art director on one of his films/stage productions helped me through some of my past failures. Just knowing you fucked up so bad you lost a friend (and still managed to be a success) soothes my anxiety whenever I think about them.

[@paulbrooks4395]

Failure isn’t a state, but an event. What is most important is being able to accept that it happened, understand what caused the mistake without self judgment, and remember the lesson so that next time isn’t like the last time.

[@aserta]

More like failure is the sum total of several events. Decomposing (accepting) failure, makes us better, because next time, we pluck the pesky event that lead to failure, and do better, succeed.

[@sschmidtevalue]

I was a software engineer for 30 years. I got used to being wrong about something nearly every day -- up to the day I retired. By that point, it was mostly new or minor stuff. But I kept learning. And I still dabble in it for my own purposes, but not nearly as much. And I'm still making mistakes and learning from it.

[@86fifty]

"I learned the most from the people who were honest with me about their failures" THAAAT gives me some great perspective on why I learn more from my mom than from my dad - when the ability to discuss past mistakes is not present, there's this sort of performance anxiety around someone who's supposed to /support/ you, not /judge/ you; since they've created a false narrative where mistakes have not happened to them. It doesn't feel like a relationship of equals. I don't feel comfortable if there's not that off-hand "oh yeah, this part is hard, I had to study for ages to get it" stress de-escalation.

[@chirho1987]

I have been struggling at work recently, feeling as though I don't belong or am not good enough. Adam, and tested crew, thank you for this video! I really needed to hear this today!

[@blahanger4304]

I totally agree to owning up to your own mistakes, I wish more people would do that.

[@user-fk8zw5js2p]

I do too. Denial is certainly an issue especially with failures that don't really hurt anybody. But, in the culture that I live in, admitting fault is a beacon to the sharks; they see it as exploitable. And in a legal environment where someone was physically, financially, or criminally harmed, it is much better for you to remain silent and not admit anything until you have spoken to an impartial expert as you could actually be innocent or not aware of all of the contributing factors. And, a confession or other misinformed feelings of guilt could provide the truly guilty party with ammunition to alter or overturn the otherwise equitable outcome. That's all legalese for: if you give some people an inch they will take a mile. In every group of people, there are bad people. Victims are a group of people. So some victims are also bad people and they might use their situation to take advantage.

[@paulhad69]

"Sharing the highs and the lows" that's why I watch your videos your so open about things it's great to not only watch but listen to as well, true inspiration "thank you"

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Failure is part of success, failure is part of learning, failure is essential in the process of becoming a well-rounded person.

[@biancagravett7941]

Thank you for this video. My husband is a model maker and I feel like I understand his frustration and his tendency to take failure so personally, a hell of alot better now.

[@aml2011]

This video will be shown to my 16 yo son. YES OWN YOUR MISTAKES! -- It's so much easier to move forward thereafter! Adam you are loved! Thank you!

[@Lillfot]

In my work life, I live by the ideology of owning your mistakes immediately and completely. It baffles a lot of people but I can always learn and move forward with more confidence immediately. It's important but not many (any) people understand it.

[@JohnVance]

"There is no amount of expertise that will allow you to avoid failure." Man I needed to hear that. I just printed that out and stuck it to my monitor so I don't forget.

[@cavlo8029]

I’m not a maker but I watch every video with Adam. Such amazing perspectives and lessons I end up using in my daily life as a 20yr old student of life! I can’t thank you enough for these videos!!

[@danielland3767]

Shoot I'm 41 and still learn from this. From 26 till now, Adam is literally a great person to learn from

[@genghisbunny]

Nothing more life affirming in a workplace than allowing people to own their mistakes without judgement.

[@nickcarr251]

I found this video (and this whole series about experiencing difficulties and failures while making) to be very self-affirming. I was blessed to be raised by a dude (a whole village really) who was all about making mistakes and learning from them. I know this isn't the way everyone thinks though. I've had coworkers come down on me for pointing out mistakes in front of supervisors, and those same supervisors come down on me for coming to them and saying 'I made a mistake'. I know this isn't the way to live though. 'My bad, I'm sorry, I screwed up.' This is the way.

[@Rick_Hoppe]

“There is no amount of expertise that will allow you to avoid failure.” I was a Disney character animator for 30 years. I had the good fortune and honor of working with Glen Keane on numerous films. I stood over his shoulder countless times, watching him draw. He is a giant of the industry; his animation and draftsmanship is legendary. During most of those sessions I’d see him get a drawing well underway, then he’d stop and say “nope”, pull the drawing off his board, toss it on the floor, pull out a fresh sheet of paper and start again. When he’d finished the scene, the amount of drawings on the floor were as numerous as the amount of finished drawings in the scene. He was unfazed. For him, all those “failures” on the floor were just part of the process.

[@JayDawn01]

I just spent my morning watching these questions videos and honestly Adam could stich clips together and make an entire segment on life advice. He's talking failure, he's talking success, he's even talking parenting. I've never felt so..thoughtful at 730am. Great wisdom.

[@joermnyc]

Failure is always an option, it’s how we learn to do better.

[@adamragz]

Adam, I don't know how often or if you read the comments here, but I just want to say thank you. My son (adopted in February) and I watched this video yesterday after a difficult day of remote learning. I saw the title and thought it might be helpful for him as he struggles with failures, staying organized and owning mistakes. When you were talking about your dust up with your son and told him to listen and repeat your mantra of "My bad, I'm sorry, I screwed up" I think that might have stuck with my son. He wrote it down and thought about it a bit. Here's hoping your words inspired him...thanks again!

[@guitar156265]

If there are two things that I have learned through life and my therapist it is these two things Perfection is unattainable excellence is not. Mistakes aren’t mistakes if you learn from them.

[@hotroddin6488]

This topic makes me think of my dad a lot. He had a saying that "The only difference between a newby and a pro is that the pro knows how to either fix his screw up or knows when to leave it alone and do something else for a while." He was a body man and learned how to do many things over the years to the point that he could tell you if something was wrong, how it got that way, and how to fix it even if he had never had the issue before. It is taking the issue and seeing what is wrong and using your experience to find a way around the issue. It might not come fast but it can come over time if you let it. He has been one of the only people in my life that has looked at physical failure, not as a serious issue, but as a learning experience. He would let me screw up at a non serious issue to then teach me why it happened and how to avoid it in the future. If it was a serious issue he would stop me before it got too far and show me what could happen. Failure is not something that we should avoid, unless it can harm or kill, it is something we should learn from. He would laugh and bring up about Edison saying he had not found the way to make a light bulb, but he had found how ever many ways not to make one.

[@gamerkingdom1442]

I think Mythbusters is what inspired me to create my own little motto of life: “Mistakes exist, so you can learn from them.” I’ve learned so much from your goof ups and mistakes, than my victories. If you fail? Let the negativity pass, slap your own face silly, get yourself up, LEARN from your own mistakes, and move forward. Gosh darn it, I love this show too much! 😅

[@noahmichaels4999]

I think that comma in that quote you made isn't needed.

[@gamerkingdom1442]

@@noahmichaels4999 Eh. Makes the quote sound more, dramatic. 😁

[@noahmichaels4999]

@@gamerkingdom1442 that's; not how: punctuation, works, but- alrighty, l.o!l?

[@gamerkingdom1442]

@@noahmichaels4999 um, sorry there. Didn’t mean to break you like that. 😅

[@Red_VelvetRevolver]

Something that you said in the Compact Compact episode that has always stuck with me; and saved me a lot of heartache and stress and frustration; was what you wrote on the semi trailers: Failure is always an option. Because failure is always an option; might not be the option you want, but it’s still an option. It’s not a bad one or one you should do everything you can to avoid; but you shouldn’t seek it out. If it happens it happens, but learn from it and try again.

[@beolux]

This is such a phenomenal video. In so many ways, “my bad, I’m sorry, I screwed up.” Applies to so much.

[@dakotahsmith5480]

Love listening to you speak on this topic. The way you discuss it motivates me to not let screwing up become a fear that derails my ambition to make

[@hawkbox]

I've been doing System Administration for 15+ years and the understanding is that anyone who hasn't caused a major foul up is either lying or so junior they've never touched anything important. Especially in IT there are random variables you can't account for no matter how hard you try and how you handle running into one of them is what defines you in your job.

[@andyaitken4243]

A lot of the questions being asked to Adam seems to me like they haven’t read his book. They should, he completely describes his failures and the processes that he goes through every time. I’ll always remember watching him on stage answering a question about failure and his story about thrying to build an ATM vestibule (yes I’ve seen that friends episode) though this was for his student friend who was directing a theatre piece and he failed, he didn’t imagine how much time he didn’t have and even though he thought he had time he ran out of it towards the end and failed. That is the biggest story I’ll always remember of Adam failing.

[@Darkbirdy]

Psst - this would make a great chapter in your next book. You know, the one dealing with developing the mindset for making things!

[@charlie9ine]

Problem solving is often confused with creativity. In industry problem solving is the correct description. As an artist problem solving is a facet of creativity.

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

14:20 the world needs this so hard right now

[@shaunsaggers]

I love listening to Adam talk about failing.

[@Hollytargaryen]

Own your mistakes, best advice

[@GoneWithTheWhisk]

I just changed careers and left retail management to become a pastry assistant at a restaurant and I needed to hear all of this so much.

[@katbairwell]

Leonard French has occasion to share the phrase "If you are going to have to eat crow, it's better to eat it whilst it is fresh and tender." Owning screw ups, to oneself most of all, is so important and so healthy and we should encourage young people to do it by admitting to our own. I appreciate it must be very difficult for parents who are aware they need their kids to retain a certain level of respect for them in order to be able to shape their development, but I am convinced that young people have more respect for the adults they can see themselves in, and that means being fallible. "My bad, I'm sorry, I screwed up" may be the single piece of advice I would have most benefitted from as a kid, and despite being fourty-hmphenunph years old, I shall take it to heart now!

[@timlewis2605]

I really like Adam’s last point on owning up to your mistakes. A while ago I realized that I always either denied or minimized accusations made against me. I also noticed this behavior in others and I committed myself to always take responsibility for my shortcomings. Since then I have had less arguments with others and I have been able to identify and stop doing certain repeated problematic behaviors.

[@Jeffmetal42]

I've found over my years on earth, stubbornness is way more important than talent or skill. The later 2 come naturally, but to obtain that drive that makes you push through mistakes/failures rarely comes naturally to most people. Anyone who asks me about art or playing an instrument gets the same talk from me. You will most likely suck, maybe even for a good while. What makes most people good at a skill is being too stubborn to give up and just keep throwing things at the wall until they stick. Drive/determination are way more important than any other force/skill within the realm of being creative. Eventually, you will suck less and never, NEVER, come to a point where you think you can't learn something new. I've noticed that most who actually stick with stuff through the tough times often end up making the best creations. Never give up, never surrender!

[@Jeffmetal42]

Also, taking a break and finding something else to do while you ponder a problem often helps tremendously. Usually, a little time away from a frustrating situation is all it takes to get over the hump. I can't count how many times I was trying to learn a new song or write new music, hit a brick wall and took a break for a day, came back and it was like I magically breezed through whatever was giving me a problem.

[@koreywilliams4570]

I look at it like this, I didnt fail, I learned what not to do. Stuff happens you just gotta deal with it.

[@robbokeys]

Only the narcissists will dislike this video because they will never admit their own failure 😂 after all it’s always someone else’s fault...... nice video Adam & great mantra for life

[@mediumattempt9039]

I needed to hear it. I just came back from my job where I was being trained for a higher position in my workplace. Needless to say, I made few mistakes and I feel horrible about that. Seing this video helped me to calm down and to cope with my current emotions. "There is no amount of expertise that will allow you to avoid failing" - Adam Savage. I love this sentence! I hope to keep it in my mind for the rest of my life. Both for the mistakes I am going to make and for the mistakes others are going to make while working under me.

[@hawkbox]

It is literally impossible to make no mistakes ever, you'll make mistakes and learn from them. Good luck on your higher position.

[@Sageofthewhisper]

I'm happy to hear this topic of failure and how you learn more from it. I actually did an paper in my college recently about two of life's greatest teachers, pain and failure, they will teach you so much more than pleasure and success ever will, the main reason being is as humans we are not perfect which in itself is perfect, to be imperfect means that you can become better, to be perfect means that there is no need for improvement which is a rather ignorant thought.

[@barryphilrush719]

Love that experience you shared. I knew someone Like your Former Mentor's !!!

[@snowfoxcosplays]

Hey Adam loved your work on Myth Busters and I love your Cosplays and prop work, you and a few others inspired me to build props

[@usernamesn]

I think I see a future tested T-shirt from this episode! Love that mantra. My bad I'm sorry I screwed up 🪛

[@wustenfuchsgaming1226]

And a new Batch^^

[@AnnaCurser]

I didnt know I was a writer with delayed success. Im gonna make sure people know that.

[@floklo]

Thank you for sharing man! I appreciate the honesty you put in answering. These days I believe, honesty, It’s a quality that is disappearing…. Sometimes is so difficult just to talk……Anyway. Thanks. 👍

[@newtechgs7471]

Needed this video, thanks Adam.

[@jonsmith5611]

Epic subject and answers. Thank you Adam!!!

[@thunderbirdbrown3002]

Thank you for this Adam.This was so helpful.🖖🏿🤓

[@urockitony2]

Thanks Adam for this very frank discussion. Great insights.

[@negumanezer]

Thanks for sharing Adam.

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

Amen to a bunch of this! Thanks jedi homie

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Thanks for the wisdom, Adam !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

Mate, this talks to my ADD so much. Sooths my soul. Thank you, Adam.

[@Sunegami]

Adam is my ADHD mentor/idol, for real

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

@@Sunegami Amen to that. Stay strong.

[@RonPiggott]

I appreciate the honesty of this.

[@MegaEdvideos]

Brazil...2021. The Brazilian and his fan

[@billyc9151]

I worked as a machinist for many years, the parts (castnings) I machined cost (my employer) thousands of dollars. One thing that helped me deal with 'failure' was doing the best I could possibly do given the time and constraints I was given...and having some sort of Zen was an absolute.

[@vampgaia]

Light bulb moment: Things that don’t work versus things that don’t work the way YOU want them to. Geez. I’m 54 and never thought if it that way. Thanks Adam.

[@ikemkrueger]

I really love this life lessons you share.

[@NormGagnon]

Adam, I feel ya. Beginning of all of my new jobs, I find myself saying "what the heck am I doing here?" But I needed to take it one day at a time. Now folks are asking me for advice.

[@kgsalvage6306]

I do the exact same thing. Every time I'm making something, my goal for the day is usually to get a project to the point that I can paint it at the end of the day so it can dry all night. I usually get to the point that I'm rushing and end up with a run in the paint or something.

[@nixhixx]

I have never allowed my son to apologize with 'but'... "I'm sorry, but..." The 3rd word negates the first 2. Instead, I have taught him to say "I'm sorry. I will try to do better." There's no promise that you won't fail again, or fail worse, but there is responsibility and thought and hopefully genuine effort.

[@flying0graysons]

"This is what's happening" Hmm I like that.

[@SinisterPuppy]

Thanks for the questions and thank you for the answers. Not a maker like everyone here; just an IT engineer. I get that exact same feeling on almost all of my projects. Biggest problem for me is when I screw up I'm not the only one who knows. Usually have 50+ grumpy users calling in disgust of my screw up.

[@Forlong21]

Thanks for sharing

[@IVAN_ENT]

I think hearing you say" failure is always an option " as a kid made me far far more capable of learning ,cheers :) I don't feel I'm incapable of any skill on earth that I have any interest in because failure is always an option ,not only an option it's required to learn properly sometimes, In my opinion the basis of real intelligence is the ability to learn from your failures and continue going /learning /advancing. Keep up the great content Adam.

[@wustenfuchsgaming1226]

Mistakes, ohya i build everything with this Material.

[@rcjbvermilion]

Especially good for building character. And experience.

[@alinepeed7167]

Why did I just read this with a Canadian accent? 🤪🥴🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wustenfuchsgaming1226]

@@alinepeed7167 I dont know, im German, so maybe it should be a german Accent?!

[@teedermcdribble]

I used to be real quick to admit when I would mess something up but I always had a hard time being blamed for something that I didn't directly do. An example would be if my crew would get chewed out for something going wrong but it was one of the other guys who made the screw up. The real lesson to learn is to just adapt and keep going. Don't waste time arguing or blaming each other. That not only looks bad but it gets you nowhere. Sometimes I just have to take responsibility as a crew member no matter if it was me who did it or not. Let's figure out a way to correct the issue and move on. Thanks for the great vids.

[@MsAmazon2u]

The best advice my mom ever gave me " Athletes make millions of dollars every year and fail to be perfect. Why am I expected to be perfect for a fraction of the money?" It is strange that the less people are paid the more perfection people expect. Now, I just fight my need to be perfect and tell the world to adjust its expectation or pay me a LOT more money.

[@kiwdwks]

Fantastic video...thanks!

[@timcarter1164]

Adam, I have said for years I would rather go down in flames with the truth, then hold onto a lie for any length of time. Admit it, deal with it, get it over with, and get on with your day.

[@BillyVerden]

"The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things."

[@erinmcdonald7781]

Interesting...like boss fights get tougher as you go through the game. ✌️😎

[@BillyVerden]

@@erinmcdonald7781 😁

[@BillyVerden]

@@erinmcdonald7781 or like.. the Peter Principle.. "Employees/Managers are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent." .. Lol.

[@fiveminutewoodworker8443]

The power of "I made a mistake and I'm sorry" is the least acknowledged power in the world. You have defused the situation, acknowledged the error, taken ownership of the problem, taken ownership of the learning, and admitted humanity. Not only are people less willing to punish you, they are more willing to help you get padt this and get better to avoid it happening (exactly the same way) again.

[@JeepTJay6]

Love this!

[@karlr750]

I work in a different space than Adam (I build mathematical models in Excel). Within my team, I am considered the top at quality control ("QC"). Part of my success in that role is due to my ability to recognize common mistakes. About half the mistakes that I pick up in QC are ones that I have previously made. And one of the reasons that I make "fewer mistakes" than my peers is due to my ability to self-QC my own work. Failure happens. Successful teams are built to accommodate and correct for failures.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

Adam talking about his need to get stuff done, and the rush that he gets from the last screw, the last touch of paint, and how he wants that all the time....with that fraction of the Ecto-1 sitting there in the frame.... Aside from the $ aspect, I don't think I would be able to wait a year or more to be able to finish a project.

[@teqqqie8991]

Hi Adam, I thought you might be interested to know that, while imposter syndrome is pretty common across the spectrum, people with ADHD, which you've self-diagnosed in the past, are more prone to the syndrome and more crippling cases of it. I've experienced this personally, and it's been a big hurdle for me to overcome. Glad you found a way to combat it!

[@skoomasteve6144]

Thanks for this friendo

[@williammcdowell3718]

This is some therapeutic stuff right here.

[@Digital-Dan]

This video promoted me to do another search for the classic Scott Beach (Committee in SF) treatise on "Failure 101." This time I succeeded (see what I did there) in finding an LP with that cut on it. I will report back once it arrives.

[@dolphin64575]

Great to see this as I'm remaking a piece. At least this iteration I thought to film it from the start, so I can make a video.

[@robertgissing]

What is difficult about failure, despite how people say how you learn when you fail; which I agree with, is how systems punish failure. You fail a class, you have to take it again, pay the fee's, spend the time, miss internships and all that. You fail at work, you probably will get fired. The punishment also associated with the result of failure is the thing I think that makes people avoid failure.

[@seumasmackinlay]

Wise words 🙏

[@aisadal2521]

An inspiring way to start off my Sunday 😌

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

And an inspiring way to round of my Sunday 🙂🐿

[@ski4jeepin]

Failure is not an option...it's an expectation!

[@kathyleahy7314]

This is the best video you have ever made.

[@Maadhawk]

"Get-shit-doneitis" I love that.

[@teedermcdribble]

I seem to do better work if I'm not all scared about messing things up. I don't want to screw up but it's nice to know that when I do it'll be ok. Some jobs are super stressful because of being afraid to do one thing wrong. That's usually when things do start to go bad.

[@aserta]

"the lessons of failure in the final analysis, are recorded on the report cards of success"

[@flying0graysons]

Ha! "Getshitdoneitis" great. Me too. Often to the point of extreme exhaustion. I can't stop! I have to finish this! Guaranteed recipe to subsequently screw it up.

[@charlie9ine]

Failure is inevitable if you are pushing yourself beyond your limits. This is essential to growth. In F1 drivers must live on the limit to compete. In order to find the limit they have to go over the limit. This is very dangerous. We must cross those lines in order to find optimum. Hence failure is inevitable. I’m an artist not a maker. I must challenge my limits at all times in order to be relevant. For the most part death is not a consequence of going over the limit but it can still be dangerous psychologically

[@joyl7842]

When I think about things not working the way I want them to I think of sitting in a train which gets delayed. There is no way to influence the cause or the effect, so it is pointless to think about it in any way. When I think about failure I think about SpaceX. Their entire philosophy revolves around failing as much as possible, because every failure teaches important lessons and gets them closer to perfection.

[@edilsonlima5985]

Dear Adam, could you teem and you make a complete LCD monochromatic that used in simple calculators with 7 segments using liquid cristal and flexible printed circuits?