Winning and Losing
Brian and Jordan discuss the nature of competition and awards. Brian shares his experience of giving away an award and how it made him realize that accolades are not worth worshiping. Jordan talks about his experience of winning and losing awards and how he learned that many awards are given based on arbitrary criteria. They both agree that losing an award is not a big deal and can be used as an opportunity to grow.In this clip
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347: Brian Keating | Losing the Nobel Prize
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