
How failing helps us succeed
A beloved family member is beginning a journey in the field of Engineering, so I decided to join them in reading an assigned college text, To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski. I chuckle as I notice how I automatically apply engineering concepts to human psychology and therapy practice. Everything circles back to this for me, just as all engineers must see things through their own lens. The author begins by talking about childhood a