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The Thimbles Summary
Sometimes You Win—Sometimes You Learn
The book in one sentence
Losing is inevitable, but wasting a loss is optional: the people who succeed over time are the ones who treat every setback as a lesson.
Who it's for
Founders, managers, coaches and parents, and anyone recovering from a failure who wants a constructive way to think about it.
The big idea
Everyone loses sometimes. A deal falls through, a launch flops, a relationship fails. Maxwell, one of the best-known writers on leadership, argues that the difference between people who grow and people who stall isn’t how often they lose, but what they do next. Winners and learners share a habit: after every disappointment they ask what it taught them. The book sets out the qualities that make that habit possible, drawing heavily on Maxwell’s own setbacks and on stories from people he knows and admires.
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