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Bless the Coal-black Hearts of the Broadway Critics

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

How to Learn From Failure

The curtain came down on that opening night of the chicago previews. The audience and the critics alike were confused. What exactly was this show trying to do? It wasn't clear. One thing was clear though, in the opinion of the critics, the show just wasn't good enough. You must realize by now that i'm fascinated by failure. That's my cautionary s exists. In fact, i've been fascinated by failure for a long time. Back in two thousand and 11 i published a book titled adapt why success always starts with failure. I argued that each failure was a step on the road to success. But ever since that book was published, i've had this nagging

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