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“The up side of down: why failing well is the key to success.” quote by Megan McArdle
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“The up side of down: why failing well is the key to success.”

Megan McArdle

About This Quote

Source Article: The Upside of Down, 2018

Failing well—learning and adapting—turns setbacks into stepping stones toward success.

In simple terms: Learn from failure to succeed.

Key Takeaway

Embrace failure as a learning tool.

Themes

resilience growth success

Mood

optimistic determined

Type

advice motivational

When to use this quote

  • entrepreneurship
  • career change
  • sports training

Key Concepts

learning mindset risk tolerance

Questions to Reflect On

  • What can you extract from your latest setback?
  • How will you apply that lesson moving forward?
A Different Perspective

May downestimate the cost of repeated failures.

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