How to Cope with Failure

This BPS Research Digest article shares some great tips utilising psychology to help us deal with failure and setbacks

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Just in-case your week isn't going to plan, This BPS Research Digest article shares some great tips for dealing with failure:

1. Be Kind to Yourself (practice self-compassion)

2. Resist “socially prescribed perfectionism” (don’t focus on how others might judge you)

3. Don’t worry too much if you were over-confident & wrong (you’ll now remember the correct answer better!)

4. Try not to take evidence of failure too personally

5. Embrace “productive failure”

The full article is available here