The Science of Failure—And Why You Should Embrace It | DR. MANU KAPUR #338

Unlock Your Potential with Jeff Lerner

What if failure was the key to learning faster and achieving greater success?

In this episode of Unlock Your Potential, I sit down with Dr. Manu Kapur to explore the science of productive failure—a research-backed approach that leads to deeper learning and better results.

We dive into:

✅ Why failing first leads to twice the learning of traditional methods

✅ How to design failure as a tool for success

✅ The performance vs. learning zone—and why most people get it wrong

✅ How to apply this mindset in business, relationships, and personal growth

If you're ready to stop fearing failure and start using it to your advantage, this episode is a must-watch!

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(00:00) Introducing Dr. Manu Kapur

(02:16) Becoming Dr. Manu Kapur

(05:44) How did learning from failure started

(07:20) The results of this meta analysis

(13:00) Twice deeper learning that traditional methods

(18:00) How to design for failure

(24:00) Steps to do before looking for a mentor

(27:53) Entering the failure zone

(31:22) How to not be embarrassed to fail: Performance vs learning zone

(37:27) Exploration vs exploitation

(39:21) Applying to marriage: The safe space

(42:15) Managing expectations

(50:04) Retrieval practices to reinforce learning

(53:29) Where to find Dr. Kapur