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Keeping Calm and Carrying On

It can be easy to feel restless and distracted in the best of times, let alone when it feels like everything is changing and anxiety is settling onto every daily activity. Locations have been moved, adjustments have been made, and suddenly everything is remote/online. Restrictions are in place and self-isolating has hit. So how does…

The Things I’ve Learned From Failure

By Anonymous  Looking back over my time at university, I can think of quite a few occasions where I didn’t manage to achieve the outcome I thought I wanted. Thinking about these ‘failures’ with hindsight, I can see I’ve learned some helpful things from experiences of failing. Failing can help you see the value of…

A closed MacBook lies on a grey surface.

Failure: “No You Can’t”

By Anonymous I’m used to hearing no a lot. It started in childhood, from asking “can I sleepover at my friend’s house?” to university, “can I be part of your committee?” Hearing no always came in different forms, such as “no, you can’t sleepover” and “I don’t like you that way” or “thank you for…

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About the Usefulness of Failure Blog

“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” – Thomas Aquinas “Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”” –  Mary Anne Radmacher “You miss 100% of the shots…