How Failure Can Feel Good

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How Failure Can Feel Good

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Feb 5, 2024

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Our jobs are not to do things perfect. We can't! But we can make our mistakes very useful. Here's how — along with a personal story about a very recent, embarassing failure. (To see the newsletter I talk about in this episode, visit jasonfeifer.com/newsletter)

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Feb 5, 2024

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