How the brain stops us learning from our mistakes – and what to do about it

Apr 25, 2023

Society denigrates mistakes, meaning we are likely to feel shame for making them. Image: Pexels/Mikhail Nilov

Pragya Agarwal

Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University

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The more guilty and ashamed we feel, and the more we try and hide our mistakes from others, the more likely we are to repeat them. Image: Unsplash/ Francisco De Legarreta C

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