Making Mistakes : TED Radio Hour In this episode, TED speakers consider why sometimes we need to make mistakes and face them head-on.

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Making Mistakes

In this episode, TED speakers consider why sometimes we need to make mistakes and face them head-on.

Mistakes happen — and when they do — how do we deal with being wrong? In this episode, TED speakers look at those darker moments in our lives, and consider why sometimes we need to make mistakes and face them head-on.

"It's about being here in the moment, accepting one another and allowing creativity to flow." - Stefon Harris Alan Klein/TED hide caption

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Stefon Harris: Are There Mistakes In Jazz?

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Margaret Heffernan: Is Conflict Good For Progress?

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Life's biggest questions, explored.