Fail So Hard: Success and Queerness by Raquel Rodriguez
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Fail So Hard March 29, 2012 Pecha Kucha Night / AIGA Pittsburgh A Presentation on Success and Queerness by Raquel Rodriguez
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The 20 magical slides I presented at AIGA Pecha Kucha Night in Pittsburgh in 2012. The slides don't exactly stand alone without my witty presentation, but I wanted to share anyway. I had recently dropped out of a doctoral program, been rejected by a few potential employers, and had an overall feeling of uncertainty and lack of direction. Times were great. Then I read "The Queer Art of Failure" by J. Halberstam and my thinking about success and failure shifted a bit. This presentation ensued.
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Fail SoHardMarch 29, 2012
Pecha Kucha Night / AIGA Pittsburgh
A Presentation on Success and Queerness by Raquel Rodriguez
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/timetrax/376152628http://www.flickr.com/photos/nastyaardsharkleblanc/2058791615/
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“I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
http://www.menloparkmuseum.org
http://www.art.com/products/p14459308-sa-i2811765/henry-ford-in-model-t.htm
Failure is a marker of what you're not good at
5http://www.softwarethinktank.com/articles/top-3-need-to-knows-before-purchasing-business-management-software/
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that’s me
8http://www.rmaxinternational.com/flowcoach/?p=810
9http://calitreview.com/17280
We’re Hiring
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14http://www.bearded.com
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16http://www.baby-pictures.org/very-sad-baby-girl/
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Duke University Press, 2011
18http://irwag.columbia.edu/events/2012-03/judith-halberstam-queer-art-failure
19http://mairedubhtx.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/quitting.jpg
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Raquel Rodriguez raquelcps.com @theplanetraq
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