The Recipe For Successful Adaptation

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Many of us are afraid to commit mistakes. I admit. I sometimes tend to avoid doing things that I know will fail. But, when I read this article by Sarrah Rapp, I then understand deeply why trial-and-error is a good was to find innovation. It has a lot of benefits that everyone should understand.

She tackled what are 'The Wrong Way to React to Failure' and 'The Recipe for Successful Adaptation'. Unconsciously, when we fail we tend to deny it or we focused on what has done wrong. Life is just it, we can’t always win. As what others may say, it’s a cycle.
I remembered my fist year in high school. Most of my classmate would join sports event in our school which I don’t because I’m afraid to be embarrassed. I realized that I should overcome my fear.

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