Failure Can Make You Better - Don't Forget It
The big topics of this Simply Human Newsletter - Experimentation, Innovation, Failing Fast
👋 Hey,
Remember that trophy case gathering dust in your attic? Yeah, the one overflowing with accolades from "playing it safe" and never making a single mistake?
Me neither. Because let's face it, pushing boundaries and taking risks is way more interesting than following the same old boring path. It's through experimentation that true innovation takes flight, even if it means occasionally taking a nosedive.
Here's the thing: failure isn't a dead end, it's a detour. It's a chance to learn, adapt, and come back stronger. Like that time you tried making a six-tier chocolate cake and ended up with a lopsided, gooey mess? Sure, it wasn't Instagram-worthy, but you learned a heck of a lot about frosting consistency and cake structure (and maybe a new appreciation for store-bought pastries).
That's the beauty of experimentation. It's about continuous iteration, making small tweaks based on what worked (and what went hilariously wrong).
If you ask most smart or successful people where they learned their craft, they will not talk to you about their time in school. It's always a mentor, a particularly transformative job, or a period of experimentation or trial and error. Ryan Holiday
Here's a little something to fuel your inner mad scientist. Stay curious! 👇
📑🧠Read: The Power of Experimentation at Work: Why & How to Encourage Employee Innovation
This article by PeopleKult gets real about the **power of experimentation at work**. It's not just about brainstorming some half-baked ideas. It's about creating a culture where your people feel safe to try new things, even if they fail. Because guess what? Failure is information. It's data. It's how you learn, adapt, and ultimately become better than your competition.
So, ditch the status quo and get ready to ship some freakin' experiments. This article gives you the why, the how, and the how-to on encouraging that sweet, sweet employee innovation.
💪🧠Read: The Innovation Paradox: Experiment and Fail Fast
We're talking fail fast, learn faster: The Innovation Paradox - Experiment and Fail Fast]) and discover why embracing the suck of early failure is the key to unlocking explosive growth. Remember, progress ain't made by playing it safe. It's by taking calculated risks, learning from your mistakes, and iterating like a boss. So stop whining about perfection and get out there, experiment like your future depends on it (because it kinda does).
🥊🧠Watch Failing Fast and How It Can Prepare You for an Extraordinary Life
We always read books, podcast interviews that are full of discussions of positive mindset and successful lives. But we often underestimate the role of failure to build fulfillment (or build an extraordinary lives). Failure is like a workout. You don't lift weights to never drop them. You lift them to failure, because that's where the growth happens. It's the same with life. You're gonna fail. A lot. But it's how you bounce back that matters. Learn from it, adapt, and keep pushing. The winners aren't the ones who never fail; they're the ones who fail forward
Learn on How to Manage Failure and Launch a Business
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