Learning from Failure: What’s more valuable to study — success or failure?
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Hi, I’m Vika - a YouTube blogger, marketer, and English lover who believes the best way to improve speaking skills is to talk about what truly excites you in a supportive community. In my sessions, we dive into blogging, marketing, and entrepreneurship through practical, real‑life conversations - can’t wait to see you there!
Participants · 5 people
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kimmy -
B2Cherrie -
C1JoShin
Question list
- Ice breaking
- Main topic
- Free talk
| Q1. | Would you describe your relationship with your smartphone as a 'love' or 'hate' relationship? Why? |
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| Q2. | If you had a time machine, would you visit the past or the future first? What would you want to see? |
| Q3. | What is one piece of technology, besides your phone, that you couldn't live without? |
| Q4. | What's the most interesting or bizarre 'internet rabbit hole' you've ever gone down? |
| Q5. | In your opinion, has social media made us more or less genuinely connected to each other? |
| Q6. | What is your prediction for the next big technological breakthrough that will change our lives? |
| Q7. | What is one tech habit you have that you'd like to change? |
| Q8. | What's a piece of futuristic technology from a movie that you wish existed right now? |
| Q1. | Can you think of a failure, big or small, that taught you a lesson you still remember? |
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| Q2. | In business or projects, how can looking back at what went wrong help prevent the same mistakes? |
| Q3. | Why do we hear so many success stories but so few stories about failures, and how does that affect what we learn? |
| Q4. | If a project failed, what's a good way to analyze it to find the real lessons? |
| Q5. | Can you think of a famous failure (a product, company, or project) that shows a clear mistake we can all learn from? |
| Q6. | When something goes wrong, how can you tell if it was due to bad decisions versus just bad luck? |
| Q7. | What's your personal strategy for bouncing back mentally after a setback? |
| Q8. | How can you turn a lesson from a failure into a concrete action plan for the future? |
| Q1. | How has your personal definition of 'success' changed as you've gotten older? |
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| Q2. | In your opinion, what is the primary driver of success: natural talent, hard work, or luck? |
| Q3. | How should we teach children about failure to help them become resilient adults? |
| Q4. | Does intense competition bring out the best in people, or the worst? |
| Q5. | What's the difference between healthy, motivating ambition and unhealthy, stressful obsession? |
| Q6. | How do you celebrate your wins without becoming complacent or arrogant? |
| Q7. | What's a constructive way to analyze your own failures without beating yourself up? |
| Q8. | If you were to look back on your life in 50 years, what would be your ultimate metric for a 'successful' life? |
Rules
Please be kind and respectful.
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No flirting! Don't ask for other people's social network, number etc. if he/she refuses to give them.
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Give others an equal opportunity to speak.
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Avoid Smoking / Drinking while you are talking.
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Turning your camera on is mandatory.
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