Curiosity Chronicle How to Use Failure to Succeed
Jul 3, 2024
Learn how failure can be a valuable skill to achieve success. The podcast discusses a unique system to handle and benefit from failures. Embrace failure as a friend, not a foe, and use setbacks as stepping stones to success.
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Sawhill's Stanford Experience
- Sawhill succeeded in school and baseball during childhood, but faced setbacks at Stanford.
- These failures impacted his confidence and led him to develop a system for handling failure.
Set a Failure Timer
- Set a failure timer for 24 hours to process emotions.
- After the timer ends, move on to objective analysis.
Become a Scientist
- Analyze failure objectively, like a scientist, after your emotional processing period.
- Identify contributing factors and controllable variables for improvement.