Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-10-19
Books mentioned on 562. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death
In medicine, failure can be catastrophic. It can also produce discoveries that save millions of lives.
Mentioned: Right Kind of Wrong by Amy Edmondson, The Peter Principle by Dr. Laurence J. Peter and others, and Hershey by Michael D'Antonio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Right Kind of Wrong
Discussed“She is an organizational psychologist at the Harvard Business School and recently published a book called Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing.”
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The Peter Principle
Discussed“This reminds me of the Peter Principle, where people get promoted to positions higher than they're capable of based on their past experience, which may not have been relevant to their new role.”
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Hershey
Discussed“One of the books I read, and I'm actually not a fan of their chocolate, is a book on Milton Hershey, and this really gets to your point on failure.”
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