About this episode
<p>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 <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amy Edmondson</a>. She explains the difference between constructive failures and those we should try to avoid. Then, <a href="https://people.wright.edu/john.dinsmore" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Dinsmore</a> answers listener questions about the psychology of debt, in our latest installment of Your Questions Answered.</p> <p><i>Ever wondered how your parents' and grandparents' attitudes toward money shapes your financial decisions? Check out </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7zTCX39XTU" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>our latest YouTube video</i></a><i> to learn more about the hidden financial behaviors you inherited from your family. </i></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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