In general, to find success, people need to become comfortable being uncomfortable. Being uncomfortable means there is a chance for failure. It is the mind saying "This may not work." The idea that failure may happen should be encouraged, especially in school. If "life is the obstacles," according to Janna Lavin, Tow Professor of Physics at Barnard College of Columbia University, and "our role is to get better at navigating" them, then school is a perfect place to practice failure (Ferriss 52). The key in learning from failure is to reflect on it. In their book Designing Your Life, Bill Burnett and David Evans have created a unique matrix for doing just that. Their strategy is to categorize your failures into one of three categories, screw up, weakness, growth opportunity. It all comes together in the reflection on the type of failure. Is this something that can be applied to future situations?
Burnett, William, and David J. Evans. Designing Your Life: Build a Life That Works for You. Vintage Books, 2018.
Ferriss, Timothy. Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018.
No comments:
Post a Comment