Here it is, the last issue of Further for 2017. And also, it’s this esteemed publication’s third birthday … has it really been that long?
Hopefully 2017 has been full of success for the projects and goals you took on. Most people, though, will have at least one pursuit that didn’t work out the way they wanted.
And you know what? That may be the best thing that’s happened to you this year — at least in the long run.
When it comes to teaching others how to be persuasive communicators, I’ve long known that telling people what not to do is powerful. Research from 2006 shows that firefighters trained with case studies that focused on others who had made poor decisions and suffered adverse consequences ultimately showed better judgment and superior adaptive thinking compared with a control group provided with case studies that focused on positive results.
A study from this year comes to the same conclusion about the value of learning from failure, and advocates for changing the “mistake averse” approach to teaching in the classroom. Letting kids make mistakes first, and then explaining how to correct that mistake, leads to much more effective learning.
This applies to us all, at any age. Research further shows that the more confident you are about your ultimately incorrect decision, the better you internalize the lesson you learn when you fail.
So, as the wise Master Yoda also said, “Do or do not, there is no try.” There really is no “try” when you’re not afraid to fail. So, in the coming year, do that thing you want to do with gusto, and if you fail, keep your eye on the consolation prize of what you learn.
Enjoy the holidays, and let’s get ready for a better you in 2018. Further will be back on January 3rd.
Keep going-
Brian Clark
Further
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