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Jul 2023
49m 20s

Learning From Your Mistakes

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
About this episode
No matter who you are, it's guaranteed that at some point in life you'll make a mistake. Many of us find failures to be uncomfortable — so we try our best to ignore them and move on. But what if there was a way to turn that discomfort into an opportunity? This week, we begin a two part mini-series on the psychology of failure and feedback. Psychologist Laure ... Show More
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