Learning why people fall short can offer just as many lessons that we can apply to our own journeys.
Because bombers were returning from missions riddled with bullet holes in those areas.
Wald explained that this would be a mistake.
Where, asked Wald, were the planes that had been hit in other areas?
Wald suggested reinforcing the planes wherever the surviving planes had been unscathed instead.
That’s why Kickended gives us an important lesson.
When we only study successes, this sample can only give advice from a limited perspective.
We can learn from people who have failed as well and avoid a similar outcome.
Learn from the losers| Tim Harford’s blog
Photo byPedro Ribeiro Simoes.
