Famous Failures

End of Season 1

Derek Sivers on What It Means to Fail

Cathy Heller on the Power of Radical Empathy

3 Key Insights from Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Baya Voce on the Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic

Dorie Clark on Failure and the Entrepreneurial Journey

Jessica Kriegel on How You Should Ditch Generational Stereotypes

Neil Pasricha: Ask Me Anything

Tara Schuster on Rising Up From Rock Bottom

Frans Johansson on Why Diversity Drives Innovation

Scott Harrison on Transforming Himself and Ending the Water Crisis

BJ Fogg on How Tiny Habits Can Spark Big Life Changes

Laura Vanderkam on Why You Have More Time Than You Think

What to Do When You Make a Mistake

Rene Denfeld on Healing Trauma and Telling Her Story

Why the "Fail Fast" Mantra is a Recipe for Failure

Whitney Johnson on Disrupting Yourself

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Tim Urban on Overcoming Procrastination and Finding His Voice Through Experimentation

Lindsey Horan on Winning the Women’s World Cup

Nadya Okamoto on the Value of Being Unapologetically You

Christine Carter on the Science of Happiness and Escaping the "Busy" Trap

Tiago Forte on Building a Second Brain

How SpaceX Bounced Back from the Brink of Disaster

Ryan Levesque on Giving Up "Good" for "Great"

Khe Hy on Taming Self-Doubt and Overcoming the Scarcity Mindset

Tali Sharot on Our Power to Change Others

Susan Cain on Overcoming Failure and Unleashing the Power of Introverts

Rob Walker on the Art of Noticing

Julian Guthrie on Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

Sahil Lavingia on Failing to Build a Billion-Dollar Company

Julie Zhuo on Becoming a Facebook Manager at 25, Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome, and Staying in the Discomfort Zone

Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety and How Companies Can Learn from Failure

Rachel Simmons on Helping Girls and Women Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success

Maren Kate Donovan on Zirtual's Meteoric Rise to Overnight Failure

Jennifer Dulski on Being Too Stubborn to Fail and Becoming Head of Facebook Groups

Selina Tobaccowala on Creating a Company Culture Where People are Willing to Fail

Dina Kaplan on Finding Her Path and Overcoming Failure Through Meditation

Matilda Ho on Revolutionizing the Chinese Food Industry and Learning from Failure

Erica Ariel Fox on Winning From Within

Austin Buchan on Democratizing Access to College and Helping Students Cope with Failure

Derek Thompson on Google X, Embracing Failure, and Making Hits

Jordan Selleck on Navy SEALS, Start-Ups, and Persistence Through Failure

James Clear on Habits, Decision-Making, and Continuous Improvement

Chelsey Korus on Turning Tragedy into a Love Story

Susan Henderson On How to Deal with Failure & Critique

Neil Pasricha on How Seeking Approval Can Lead to Failure

Caroline Webb on How to Build Resilience in the Face of Failure

Shane Snow on His Personal Failures and The Power of Storytelling

Jessica Bennett on Becoming the First Gender Editor of The New York Times & How Failure Furthered Her Career