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Jan 2024
51m 46s

Making the Most of Your Mistakes

Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam
About this episode
When we're learning, or trying new things, mistakes are inevitable. Some of these mistakes provide us with valuable information, while others are just harmful. This week, we kick off the new year with researcher Amy Edmondson, who explains the difference between constructive failures and those we should try to avoid. 
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