1) What was the general theme or argument of the book?
- The general theme of the book was about the emphasis on how important and valuable failing is to successful individuals. The book describes how it often takes failing over and over again without giving up to finally come out with the desired outcome and growing from the experience. It also talks about how life being so unpredictable leads to some of these failures but that that is part of the learning process and often times leads to winning big.
2) How did the book, in your opinion, connect with and enhance what you are learning in ENT 3003?
-The main way I saw this book relate to topics in this course was in the development of our ideas in this course. It has been made very clear in the course that many ideas could use improving and feedback to improve in general. Without all of the development of our ideas, most of our initial ideas would most likely fail, yet it would teach us that more work could've been put into developing them. The book heavily focuses on the value behind such failures.
3) If you had to design an exercise for this class, based on the book you read, what would that exercise involve?
- I have noticed that one of the best ways to really understand a concept in this class is applying it to things in my life. My assignment would be called "The Importance of Failing". In this assignment I would ask students to write down three times they failed in something, how they reacted to it, and if/what they learned from it. This would allow them to understand the concept that failing can be beneficial by applying it to personal experiences.
4) What was your biggest surprise or 'aha' moment when reading the book? In other words, what did you learn that differed most from your expectations?
-My biggest 'aha' moment was looking over all of the people that initially failed and realizing how many incredibly successful individuals I recognized. I could've never expected any form of failure from some of those named.
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