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Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success

by Matthew Syed
₱440.55
Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success
Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success

Embracing failure paves the way to success.

If you've ever been afraid of making mistakes, "Black Box Thinking" could change your perspective. Matthew Syed has crafted a compelling narrative that weaves together stories from different disciplines to show how failure, when approached correctly, can be an invaluable teacher. This book might just transform your understanding of success and inspire you to adopt a more resilient and growth-focused mindset.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success

by Matthew Syed
₱440.55
ISBN: 9781473613782
Authors: Matthew Syed
Publisher: John Murray
Date of Publication: 2015-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Business, Personal Development
Related Topics: Psychology, Productivity, Management, Self Help, Personal Development, Leadership, Productivity, Business, Psychology, Personal Development, Leadership
Goodreads rating: 4.29
(rated by 13198 readers)

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An eye-opening, Gladwellian look at the power of a positive attitude toward failure and its profound impact on our success in any field. In the airline industry, failure is taken seriously. Every aircraft is equipped with an almost indestructible black box. When there is an accident, the box is opened, the data is analyzed, and the reason for the accident excavated. This ensures that procedures are adapted so that the same mistake doesn’t happen again. With this method, the industry has created an astonishing safety record. For pilots working in a safety-critical industry, getting it wrong can have deadly consequences. But most of us have a relationship with failure that impedes progress, halts innovation, and damages our lives. We don’t acknowledge it or learn from it —though we often think we do. Moving from anthropology to psychology and from history to complexity theory, Matthew Syed explains why even when we think we have 20/20 hindsight, our vision’s still fuzzy. He offers a radical new idea: that the most important determinant of success in any field, whether sports, business, or life, is an acknowledgment of failure and a willingness to engage with it. This is how we learn, progress and excel. This approach explains everything from biological evolution and the efficiency of markets to the success of the Mercedes F1 team and the mindset of David Beckham. Using a cornucopia of interviews, gripping stories,
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Embracing failure paves the way to success.

If you've ever been afraid of making mistakes, "Black Box Thinking" could change your perspective. Matthew Syed has crafted a compelling narrative that weaves together stories from different disciplines to show how failure, when approached correctly, can be an invaluable teacher. This book might just transform your understanding of success and inspire you to adopt a more resilient and growth-focused mindset.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.