In this solo episode, I share my thoughts on a book that genuinely shifted something in me: Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed.
It’s an awesome exploration of how two industries, aviation and medicine, handle mistakes in completely opposite ways… and what that reveals about learning, growth, and human potential.
Aviation treats errors as data.
Medicine often treats errors as secrets.
And somewhere in between is us, trying to grow, trying not to fail, and sometimes hiding the very things that would help us improve.
This episode is part reflection, part self‑confession, and part invitation. I talk about:
• why we fear mistakes and what it costs us
• how our ego gets in the way of learning
• what happens when we treat failure as information, not identity
• what this mindset could mean for our creativity, our teaching, and our personal growth
• how we can build our own personal “black box” track what went wrong, reflect honestly, adjust, and try again
I also share how this book nudged me to rethink my own habits as a learner, a teacher, and as someone who’s constantly trying to align my life more closely with what feels true.
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