Embracing Failure: How Falling Down Accelerates Learning and Growth
By
Brajeshwar
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Summary
The article is a personal reflection on the value of embracing failure and falling down as part of the learning process. Using the author's experience of returning to inline skating after 20 years, the piece explores how falling down on the second day led to faster progress than staying upright on the first day. The author draws parallels to childhood learning, where falling is an essential part of development, and argues that adults should embrace failure as a necessary component of growth rather than avoiding it to stay comfortable.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe second day I put them on, I fell down a lot, and I'm more proud of that. I made a lot faster progress that second day.
We want to stay upright. At some point early on in life, we learn to avoid falling down.
But have you ever watched a child learn how to walk? It's not a smooth, linear process.
The child usually first learns to stand, then takes a few wobbly steps, falls down, gets back up, and tries again.
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