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What does it mean?
People call their mistakes ‘experience.’
In plain terms
Mistakes are often rebranded as learning.
What can you take from it?
Own your errors instead of just labeling them.

Where it applies

  • career missteps
  • personal relationships
  • skill acquisition

Putting it to work

  • track lessons learned
  • share failures openly

Questions to consider

  • How do you differentiate a mistake from experience?
  • Do you truly learn from errors?

Another view

It can downplay responsibility for harmful outcomes.

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