Emotional First Aid

mends correctly. If you then asked why these steps were necessary they

Beefing up our risk assessments by preparing a list of them in advance, which we can then refer to in the moment, can buy us just enough time to get through the situation.

could benefit from receiving emotional validation while still maintaining

when we’re still reeling from a failure can actually validate our (mis)perceptions about the deficits and shortcomings in our character and abilities.

benefit from empathy

Failures inflict three kinds of psychological wounds

Fill a coffee mug with water, hold it by the handle, and walk it across

over which she had

prevent us from examining

leads to success. In addition, such strategies