Episode

Making the Most of Your Mistakes

Podcast: Hidden Brain
Published: Aug 3, 2026
Duration seconds: 5137
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Summary

When you're learning, or trying new things, you're going to make mistakes. The trick is to try to fail in a way that gives you useful information. This week, we revisit a favorite conversation with researcher Amy Edmondson. She explains the difference between constructive failures and those we should try to avoid. Then, John Dinsmore answers listener questions about the psychology of debt, in our latest installment of Your Questions Answered.