A Roundup of Recent Blog Posts and Podcasts About Mistakes: July 25 Edition

July 25, 2023 Modified date: August 12, 2023

Recently, l've been writing some blog posts on my new book's website — mistakesbook.com/blog.

I'm still blogging here, but you might find some of these posts interesting (or that's my mistake for thinking so).

A Happy, Tasty Accident: The Overcooked Duck That Led to a New Menu Item at a French Restaurant

We All Make Mistakes, So Let’s Celebrate Politicians Who Admit Them

The Umpire's Mistake That Ruined a Perfect Game in 2010

We All Make Mistakes – Not Just in the Movies

Zoo Miami's Ron Magill: A Happy Accident with an Alligator (I Mean, Crocodile)

Podcasts

I've also been a guest on some podcasts recently, talking about mistakes.

The first was with my friend Jamie Flinchbaugh (this time, Lean talk without the whiskey).

I was also on the Just-in-Time Cafe podcast with my friends Elisabeth Swan and Tracy ORourke:

And there are more podcasts available through the book's website.

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