The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
Categories: Business & Money
The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success (2014) is a book by journalist Megan McArdle. McArdle argues that failure is essential to learning and that people, companies and countries succeed when they can fail safely and adapt. She draws on economics, psychology and business cases to show how to fail well rather than deny mistakes.
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- Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is "The Up Side of Down, Why Failing Well is the Key to Success" by Megan McArdle. This is a well-written and smart treatise on why trying lots of things and embracing failure is the key to success. For people, companies and countries.”