The Art of Manliness

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The 3 Types of Failure (And How to Learn From Each)

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Published November 01, 2023 5:00am

People often think of failure in one of two ways: as something that hinders the pursuit of success, or as something that's a necessity in obtaining it — as in the Silicon Valley mantra that recommends failing fast and often.

There's truth to both ideas, but neither offers a complete picture of failure. That's because there isn't just one kind of failure, but three.

Here to unpack what those three types are is Amy Edmondson, a professor of leadership at the Harvard Business School and the author of The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Fa...

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