工作室的成功之母

工作室的書桌，有個抽屜叫「成功之母」。

裡面沒有傑作，只有失敗和辛苦。

每次翻模失敗，我們就會把失敗的模具收進「成功之母」。

收進去之前，我和他偶爾會檢討到吵架、生氣、不想輸。

我追求「簡單好用」，模具外觀常常歪歪斜斜，但翻出來的物件通常都成功，還有學到各種拯救模具的奇招。

凱文追求「完美外型」，每次做東西都測試好多次，模具做得好漂亮……但好幾個模具一用就卡死，脫模脫不出來。有時挑戰大魔王等級的模具製作，他又突然挑戰成功。

他覺得我做的不夠精緻，我覺得他的方式太耗時費力。

如果這工作室，只有我做模具，這裡會多出一堆醜但好用的模具。

如果只有他做模具，這裡可能會擺滿帥氣卻報廢的模具。

但我們一起嘗試，有失敗、有成功，有吵架、有和好，還有學著從對方的角度看世界。

然後，下一個模具，就有一點點進步。

有時候遇到問題，重點不在誰對誰錯，而是眼前的狀況，要往哪個方向前進、選哪種方式梳理，才能更接近理想的結果。

我們會再成功，也會再出錯，我們會繼續把試錯的過程，輕輕放進那個叫「成功之母」的抽屜裡，然後又累又堅持地說：「下次會更好。」

As the saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.” 

There’s a drawer in our studio workbench called “The Mother of Success.”

It doesn’t hold masterpieces—only failures and hard-earned lessons.

Every time a mold fails, we place it in “The Mother of Success.”

But before we do, we often argue, get frustrated, and try not to lose to each other.

I value “simple and functional.” My molds often look wonky, but they usually work, and I’ve picked up a lot of tricks for saving imperfect molds.

Kevin, on the other hand, pursues “perfect form.” He tests endlessly and creates beautiful molds… but many end up getting stuck, impossible to release.

Sometimes, he surprises me by suddenly nailing a mold that seemed impossible.

He thinks my work lacks refinement. I think his way takes too much time and energy.

If I were the only one making molds, the studio would be filled with ugly but reliable ones.

If he were the only one, the place might be full of stunning, unusable failures.

But together, we try. We fail, we succeed, we fight, we make up.

And little by little, we learn to see the world through each other’s eyes.

And then, the next mold gets just a bit better.

Sometimes, when we face problems, it’s not about who’s right or wrong.

It’s about which direction we should take, what approach will bring us closer to the outcome we hope for.

We’ll succeed again. We’ll fail again.

And each time, we’ll gently place that trial-and-error into the drawer called “The Mother of Success.”

Tired but determined, we’ll say:

“Next time will be better.”