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Failure: The Blog 
August 2018
- When This Executive Was Fired, He Took Charge
- Obeying The Speed Limit Has Never Been More Fun
- London Black Cabs Helped Uber Grow
- Bette Graham Created A Product To Fix Her Mistakes
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos Had An Interesting Start
July 2018
- Fear This Instead Of Failure
- Re-Releasing Songs Created Success
- A CEO's Purposeful Mistake
- The Tardy Student And The Unsolvable Problem
- Fixing Potholes Through Graffiti
June 2018
- A Surprising Mistake In The Oxford English Dictionary
- US Army Embraces Mistakes
- Blocking A Hymn
- Eddie Shore Was Truly A Tough Guy
- [Video] Elon Musk Didn't "Pivot" He Failed
May 2018
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness Part 2
- Necessity Turned Accessory: Allen Iverson's Sleeve
- This Doctor Has Continued To Fail
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness
- MIT Accidentally Creates New Smelting Process
April 2018
- Johnny Cash Quit Singing Lessons
- Cruise Control Came Out of Frustration
- Time Spent Gaming Pays Off In The Navy
- Rock Around The Clock Was a Commercial Failure
- Sigmund Freud Should Have Been Discouraged
March 2018
Does Competition Mean Success?
A common business adage is that competitors are a good thing. They mean that you’re not the only person who believes the market wants to buy what you’re selling.
Photo © Flickr User Mike Miley
As we covered before, Failure: The Secret to Success isn’t the
only book on this topic. A new title has also become available:
Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong
Tugend, Alina. Riverhead Bks (Penguin Group). 9781594487859. $25.95. 288 Pages.
The New York Times “Shortcuts” columnist outlines a provocative approach to improving one’s life by embracing mistakes, in a guide that cites cutting-edge behavioral studies and high-profile examples to reveal the importance of sincere apologies and taking responsibility.
On the one hand, many people competing for the same space isn’t always a sign of progress. For example, obsessed fans sometimes camp out in line for obscure movies only to discover that the theater did not sell out! But that failure doesn’t lessen their interest. Go buy all the books you want on the topic of making mistakes. Even if only a few people are fascinated by errors, everyone benefits from their lessons.
Failure: The Secret to Success is available now!
