
548 - How to Be Better By Mistake Pt 1. (feat Alina Tugend)
About this episode
In this episode, I sit down with Alina Tugend to discuss her book Better By Mistake.
About the Guest:
Alina Tugend is a long-time journalist who has worked in Southern California, London, Washington DC, Rhode Island and New York. From 2005-2015 she wrote the award-winning biweekly Shortcuts column for The New York Times business section; Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Times, The Atlantic, O, the Oprah Magazine, Family Circle and Inc. Magazine. In 2011, Riverhead published Tugend’s first book, “Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong.” She also contributed a chapter to the book “Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting it Wrong.”
Follow her on twitter at @atugend and see more of her work at www.alinatugend.com
Her Work:
On giving and receiving feedback
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/your-money/how-to-survive-performance-reviews.html
Why we remember negative events more than positive ones
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