This article was first published in the Mindset Works newsletter. We can deepen our own and our students' understanding of mistakes, which are not all created equal, and are not always desirable.

Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson’s groundbreaking work about the importance of psychological safety in the workplace sheds new light on building teams that are not afraid to innovate ...

Learning to fly is rife with opportunities to make mistakes and learn from them. Your flight instructor’s job is to make sure the mistakes don't bend the aircraft or you. [Courtesy: Meg Godlewski] You ...

In 1898, Dr. Edward Thorndike formulated a principle that would become known as Thorndike’s Law of Effect. Thorndike asserted that actions that result in a satisfying (rewarding) outcome are likely to ...

Financial literacy isn’t widely taught in schools, and many people carry this crucial knowledge gap with them throughout their lives. In the U.S., financial literacy has been stuck for years at around ...

Gina Elia is a high school Mandarin Chinese teacher at an independent K-12 school located in south Florida. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 with a Ph.D. in Chinese literature ...

Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high. Learn from the mistakes of others to avoid paying the price yourself – Unknown The Repeat Offender Ruth was a rising star in her [insurance] ...

To Integrate AI into existing workflows successfully requires experimentation and adaptation. The tools don't replace how you ...