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Star Trek TNG Peak Performance: It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. Full Scene

Ponyboy · 459.6K views · 2016-04-22 · 1:15

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A short scene from Star Trek TNG season 2, episode 'Peak Performance', in which Picard tells Data that it is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. He says that is not a weakness but life.

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HN mostly quotes the line to say that good decisions can still produce bad outcomes, rather than recommending the clip.

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fknorangesite · 2022-07 · Reference

It was Picard to Data: [VIDEO] The WarGames "the only winning move is not to play" quote is about mutually assured destruction; a rather different lesson than the one Data learns in 'Peak Performance'.

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dtx1 · 2022-04 · Reference

> You're participating in a highly abusive harassment and bullying campaign targeting me. You're spreading fabricated claims and libel about me and are participating in the attempt by Nicolas Merrill (Calyx leader), Techlore and cdesai (CalyxOS lead developer) to portray the abusive behavior which you are yourself demonstration as the delusions of someone mentally ill and crazy. I'm participating in nothing, I barely care about this issue. But these kinds of comments and reactions are guaranteed to cause another storm of abusive behavior against you. I know you think you are 100% right and justified but they are just using your predictable responses to trigger you again and again for their amusement. Enjoy the vicious cycle bro, if you want to escape it, change your reactions, if you don't want to escape it, become their eternal lol cow. I'll leave you with the words of Capatain Picard: "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose." [1] [VIDEO]

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afarrell · 2021-04 · Reference

It's also possible to try to strike a balance and to get it wrong. It is also possible to strike the right balance proportionally but be in a business environment where your best effort results in failure. [VIDEO] "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life."

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