Failing is one of those few experiences that most people have in common. It can take many shapes: a job interview that leads nowhere, an exam that fails to meet expectations, an idea for a business that goes nowhere, a personal target that eludes us no matter how many months we spend trying to reach it. At those times, it becomes very tempting to think that failure tells us something about ourselves.
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