"They Failed and So Can You"

According to the article, failure is a big part of

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Which 3 are true about Michael Jordan?

• He is considered a very successful basketball player.

• He didn't make his 10th grade varsity basketball team.

• He has lost nearly 300 games and lost around 9000 shots.

• He could dribble when he was 2, make free throw shots when he was 5, and dunk when he was 12. Basketball has always been really easy for him.

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According to the article, trying to be perfect all the time is bad because when you're afraid to fail you

• “may choose to do what you’re good at rather than what interests you.”

• ““may be reluctant to try new things.”

• “might quit anything at which you don’t immediately excel”

• “won’t develop grit”

• all of these

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Perseverance is sticking with something (even if it gets tough)

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which of these 2 are true? Grit is . . .

• just another word for failing

• strength of mind that allows you to persevere (keep going)

• according to psychologists, the most important factor in lifelong achievement

• not a good character trait in life

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Technology visionaries think of failure as a good thing, calling it "failing up" and even have technology conferences called FailCons.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Before Evan Williams created Twitter, he

• created Facebook

• created successful apps including Snapchat

• got all A's in his technology classes at school

• created a failing podcast company called Odeo

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The article states that making mistakes is inevitable (going to happen at some point), so when you make a mistake you should

• get discouraged and quit

• see it as an opportunity and try again

• blame others and get angry

• hide it and never admit to making one

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