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Failure: The Blog 
February 2012
- Unfinished, But Inhabited
- The Success of Failure, via CNN
- Einstein Actually Had Excellent Grades
- The Physics of Discarded Paper
- The Power of Failing
January 2012
- Offensive Advertising, Increased Sales?
- I Sold Out For Millions, Then Worked At McDonald's
- Steve Jobs on Failure
- The Famous Western Failure
- Thank Goodness for Drug Addicts
December 2011
- It's a Wonderful Failure
- Stadium Destroyed, Reborn
- Failure to Trust the Astronauts
- Failure and the Baggy Pants Tradition
- Failure at The Happiest Place on Earth
- Saving What Was Lost
- FailureBank: A Social Learning Utility
November 2011
- A Thanksgiving Failure
- Harriet Tubman's Clever Lie
- The Failures of Lemieux
- Failed to Return a Text
- Admitting Failure
- A Leaders Job: Support Failure
October 2011
Archive for 2010
Unbelievable Flight Risk
Commercial airliners are designed to carry massive payloads safely, efficiently and economically. So what would inspire a test pilot to try crazy aerial stunts with one of this enormous machines?
No Mistakes Kills Your Career
A new piece shared by reader Carissa Newton explains Six Ways To Kill Your Marketing Career. The number one method: you don’t make any mistakes.
The Gift of Suckiness
Chris Flink, a principal with the famous design firm IDEO, explains that “suckiness is opportunity.” In other words, Failure is the secret to success
Bribery and Failure
The multinational firm Halliburton doesn’t have a flawless reputation. A new story that they trying to pay off Nigeria, however, sparks an interesting discussion.
Women, Science and Stereotypes
There’s a completely unfair stereotype that women are “bad” at subjects like science and math and “good” at subjects such as writing or art. However, it turns out that using this stereotype can actually boost performance.
10 Mistakes In Business
You’re about to read the title of a Wall Street Journal article. It’s almost guaranteed that you’re going to want to click to read more.
Learning From Mistakes
There’s an old story about a computer programmer who openly talked to the press. He accurately reported the number of known bugs in a program, and thus risked the product’s success.
Best-Selling Authors on Failure
Reader Andy Huston provided a link to this video on failure, starring bestselling authors Tim Ferris and Ramit Sethi.
#1 Reason for Business Failure
If you’ve ever wondered why businesses fail, a recent study has the answer. In two words: bad management.
Weathering the Storm
According to a new article in Psychology Today, failure may actually be essential for our mental health.