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Podcast: Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz
Episode: The Importance of a Near Miss: Sarah Lewis (Harvard)
Description: In this episode, Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, a Harvard professor of History of Art and Architecture and African and African American Studies, joins Guy to discuss the role of failure in achieving mastery. Dr. Lewis, author of "The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery," delves into the concept of the “ever onward almost” in art, athletics, and business leadership. Learn more from this 2022 conversation about how failure can be a powerful catalyst for success. More about Dr. Lewis: She served on President Obama's Arts Policy Committee, and is the creator of the...