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Perception Box
Dhar Mann on failure, fatherhood, and the spreadsheet that changed his life
How the 40-year-old entrepreneur and media mogul learned from his struggles, and why he believes accountability is the real secret to happiness.
Dhar Mann
Unlikely Collaborators
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7mins
The Big Think Interview
It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters how you fail. 
There are three kinds of failure. Only one can help you have a better shot of succeeding in the future. A Harvard business professor explains.
Amy Edmondson
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8mins
The Big Think Interview
Failure is the key to “ultimate success”
“You’re not punished for failing, you’re punished for not trying.” Former Uber exec Emil Michael on how to truly achieve success.
Emil Michael
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