Learning from the mistakes of others is a powerful shortcut to a more fulfilling life. It allows us to avoid unnecessary pain, make wiser choices, and cultivate greater compassion for ourselves ...

1. Name it, learn something and move on. It’s not the end of the world if you mess up — as long as you learn from your mistakes and don’t make the same ones repeatedly.

To no surprise, I’ve spent the last 30-some years attempting to learn from the mistakes of others, so that someone else’s pain could end up being my gain.

What other research is being done In general, research on this topic is in its infancy, but there are new studies emerging that examine key components of algorithm-mediated social learning.

Don’t let the line-of-duty death of a firefighter go unnoticed. Those firefighters we have lost are trying to teach you and your members a lesson, so let’s learn from others’ experiences.

Original broadcast date: November 4, 2022. For millennia, humans have created artifacts of their lives — from art, to books, to music. This hour, we explore ideas about capturing the ephemeral ...

Don’t Try This on Vacation: Learning From Other Travelers’ Mistakes We’ve all seen misbehavior while traveling — and some of us have even been that tourist.

If chimpanzees and bumblebees can learn from others what cannot be learnt alone, then this ability is unlikely to be an explanation for humanity’s distinctive cumulative culture.