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562. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death

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Understanding Failure: A Spectrum of Causes

This chapter examines the emotional responses to failure through personal anecdotes and a newly introduced spectrum of failure causes. It distinguishes between blameworthy actions and praiseworthy attempts, emphasizing the importance of context in assessing failures. Through various examples, including engineering disasters and personal experiences, it illustrates how both inattention and conscious sabotage impact outcomes and encourages a reflective approach to learning from failure.

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