Why failure is the key to flying high

Whether you’re skiing or piloting a plane, mistakes are inevitable. And learning from them is vital, says Matthew SyedWe want our children to succeed, in school and, perhaps even more importantly, in life. But the paradox is that our children can only truly succeed if they first learn how to fail. Consider the finding that world-class figure skaters fall over more often in practice than low-level figure skaters. At first sight this seems contradictory. Why are the really good skaters falli