if at first you don't succeed...

then try again. if you don't succeed the second time, then give up and try something else. that's one of masøn's rules for life. give it two attempts just to be sure but then drop it and move on to something else. i'm not saying to revel in failure or to give up easily -- those two attempts should have all your muster in them, otherwise they can't really be called attempts, can they? but if you're no good at something, try something else. why bother wasting time repeating the same failure? find something you're good at, stick with it and improve. then find something else you're good at and improve that, as well. why be content being a continual failure at one thing when you can be a success at many things?
at least, that's the way i see it.