# “Failure is good” is bullshit High rates of failure can be a lagging indicator of things that *are* good: * Pursuing high risk, high reward outcomes <!-- #stub --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/“Failure+is+good”+is+bullshit) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/“Failure+is+good”+is+bullshit)