Is failing something you avoid? Is it something that frustrates or angers you? Do you get sleepless nights when you fail at something?

If you’re the type of person who abhors failing and would feel like a total failure whenever things don’t go according to your plan, don’t worry. There are literally 7 billion plus people in the planet and you’re not the only one who feels that way. As a matter of fact, being outraged when you’re failing or when you fail at something is pretty normal. It’s the default human reaction.

But there’s another type of people who welcomes failures. These people have accepted that failing is a natural part of the process. Be it the process of being a parent or the process of learning something new (like photography) or the process of falling in love, failing for them is not an “if” question, but rather, a “when”.

Me? Oh, I’m part of the first group. I hate failing. I’m outraged each time I fail at something.

LOLJK not really. I’m the I-failed-but-I-wonder-why type of person.

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