Embrace this type of failure, science says. Train your brain to work creatively with gen AI. Three ways to lead learning.

Welcome to a new issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.”

Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.

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And now, let’s dive in!

One “must” for this week

"Embrace this type of failure, science says" by Andrea Wojnicki.

Not all failures are created equal. Some should be avoided at all costs, while others are essential for progress. As Amy Edmondson explains, the key lies in distinguishing between them.

We all fail and make mistakes.

But the secret is to embrace intelligent risks—those where we stand to learn something crucial, even if we don’t succeed right away. In this way, failure is more than just a learning opportunity; it’s essential feedback that drives innovation.

Personal development

• Embrace this type of failure, science says
• How to be concise
• You’re trying to do too much
• How advanced AI is redefining the role of the manager
• This is what (stoic) gratitude actually looks like
• Warning: upgrade your personal operating model
• A catalyst for introspection
• On work

Innovation

• Train your brain to work creatively with gen AI
• Project Mariner
• The next chapter of the Gemini era for developers
• What the industry is getting wrong about AGI
• Getting others to see what you see
• How the AI technology will impact culture
• How to understand AI’s potential impact on knowledge jobs
• All life on earth today descended from a single cell

Leadership and management

• Three ways to lead learning
• Measuring skills in the age of agile work
• Why workers feel lonely and how to address the problem
• Is your company’s problem complicated? Or complex?
• Permission to act: the psychology of effective planning
• You have a?body
• To build trust with employees, be consistent
• Output vs. outcomes
• Stay in the game

One book

“Atomic habits: an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones” by James Clear.

See you next Saturday,

Roberto

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