How do you Learn From Your Failures? How do we make failure less threatening to the ego? Research offers a few suggestions: – By David McLean Source : David McLean LinkedIn 1️⃣ Observe other people’s failures In their paper, Eskreis-Winkler and Fishbach propose removing the ego from failure as much as possible by looking at other people’s failures first, before you take on a task yourself. 2️⃣ Get some distance If negative emotions are getting in the way of your understanding, they also suggest trying self-distancing techniques. 3️⃣ Share your own failure story People tend to hide their own failures, out of a sense of shame, but there are ways to turn failure into success by transforming it into a story of growth. 4️⃣Recognize your successes There are other ways to shore up your own ego. Studies consistently find that experts are better able to tolerate failure in their fields, ...
Sep 16, 2022
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