Fantastic book! "Learn from failure" is a cliche phrase used by everyone but this book illustrates excellently that the cliche phrase is still not practiced as much as it is said, and Syed illustrated the devastating consequences of not learning from failure. The learning points in this book are applicable in every point of life, business, organisation and government. A must read if you wish to have betterment in your life.

Syed beautifully and systematically wrote out the examples and case studies. There is no section of the book that bores me. My favourite part of the book is about cognitive dissonance and the remarkable (almost unbelievable but true) horrible effects it has on our society.

Really great read, interesting and full of lots of examples. Not a lot of new ideas but definitely interesting to learn more about biases, industries, individuals and how they learn, deal with failure and much more.

Thought provoking and actionable

Fail fast and don’t sweat about it, learn from it - that’s the conclusion you’ll come to from this book but the substance and intelligence Syed applies to the principle is a joy. He communicates real life events - some tragic - with sensitivity but never flinched from the facts and what can be gained from them. I can already think of ways in which this book is going to change my outlook and I recommend it heartily.

Intro to Human Factors with clear example case histories from medicine and aviation.

I found the beginning to be quite interesting, but then it devolved into shallow recounts of various experiences that had to do with failure; I would have preferred an in depth analysis on black boxes. Maybe I could have gotten more out of it but I found it boring and just wanted to be done. It seems to fit into a category of business/psychology/self help books that take a cursory look at the literature to justify a fairly simple point, e.g. learn from failure and respond to failing positively.

What a wonderful book! Numerous stories of mistakes being treated as something to feel guilty for and try to conceal, vs wonderful examples of embracing mistakes as invaluable learning tool. I can see myself to this book many times in the future, both for reference and inspiration.