Against the Odds: An Autobiography

Failure is just part of the process. It took me 15 years and 5,127 attempts to develop the first bagless cyclonic vacuum. And I won't lie, it was frustrating, aggravating – but it was also invigorating, exciting. What matters about failure is that you learn from it.

Not only do people cringe at the thought of failing, but we're also an impatient

from Yes, it’s OK it took me 5,127 attempts to make a bagless vacuum by James Dyson