"Edison's charismatic optimism about the achievement of his big goals was balanced with an almost Zenlike quality of detachment in regard to the results of individual experiments." - Michael Gelb
Edison didn't link his sense of identity or self-worth to the results of any individual trial. Conversely, his successes didn't give him any particular sense of pride.
Pride is built into our makeup. We feel a sense of pride in ourselves, our family, our company, our nation. It's also held that pride is sinful, and why so? Is it boastfulness? It's often not intended to be that way, but still... of late I've tried to replace "I'm proud of you" with "I'm happy for you."
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