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Falen doen we allemaal: Gids voor als er dingen fout gaan

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Onmisbare gids die je laat zien dat fouten maken de beste levensles is die er is en die uitlegt waarom je er gelukkiger, gezonder en succesvoller van wordt. Bijna iedereen wil gelukkiger, gezonder en blijer met zichzelf zijn. Toch? De manier waarop dat het beste kan zal je vast maak fouten! Dit boek is een inspirerende gids voor jongeren op momenten dat het leven niet volgens plan verloopt. Aan de hand van gesprekken met internationale sterren en voorbeelden uit haar eigen leven geeft Elizabeth Day concrete tips & tricks over hoe je leert praten over je fouten en je fouten kunt ombuigen tot dingen waaraan je wat hebt weerbaarder bent op momenten dat het tegenzit en negatieve gedachten over jezelf kunt omzetten in positieve. Beter omgaan met je eigen fouten is de sleutel tot groei en eigenwaarde en verandert je leven voorgoed!

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Published March 8, 2024

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Elizabeth Day

22 books1,850 followers
Elizabeth Day is an English journalist, broadcaster and novelist. She was a feature writer for The Observer from 2007 to 2016 and has written four novels.

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Author 1 book83 followers
January 19, 2023
Failosophy is a book written for teens on the subject of failure. It provides a seven step coping method which is interlaced with tips and true stories from a selection of celebrities.


Author Elizabeth Day has written this book in conjunction with her podcasts and live shows. It is an interesting subject, particularly with so much peer and social media pressure that focuses on success. Everyone fails at something and this book looks at ways to see adverse outcomes as life-lessons, and it also offers advice on how to cope with lack of success in many spheres of life.


The teen years can be tough, so this book may be very useful, especially to someone who feels isolated and alone due to their perception of their own failures.
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95 reviews1 follower
January 26, 2023
Failosophy for Teens is not just a book for teenagers. It's for everyone. At the grand old age of 40-something, I can tell you that I have learnt quite a bit in a just under two hours. Listening to this as an audiobook was almost therapeutic.

Give yourself permission to realise that life is a journey not a destination and it has many lumps and bumps along the way. You're not meant to get it right, that's part of the fun.

Would highly and happily recommend this book (a great read for 1st year uni students on practising good self care)
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518 reviews15 followers
January 5, 2023
Full of excellent advice for teens. This is possibly one of the best books on teenage mental health that I have come across. I recommend it wholeheartedly and if you are not a teenager then I still recommend it as this is a wonderful nugget of a book.
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39 reviews
June 21, 2024
Luchtig boekje met leuke illustraties en quotes. Het is duidelijk voor een jongere doelgroep geschreven (13-18 jaar). Het meeste wist ik al, maar het is een goede reminder.
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455 reviews3 followers
July 22, 2023
...In choosing to learn from failure, we also redefine our expectations of success.

As a middle school teacher at an international school, my students struggle with the concept of failure. It is not in their vocabulary nor do many of them see failure as a possibility for themselves. When they receive a mark that is "less than" in their opinion, some spiral. This is such a needed topic to address with this generation. Hence, why I grabbed this book.

However...

Despite this being a fast read, I finished the book with very few takeaways. "Failure is not bad." Check. I'm just unsure how much readers will glean from this text. The information was vague or even tangential at times. With that being said, I will definitely add it to my classroom library to see if any takers gravitate to this topic, but I'm not sure if I will book talk this title. Recommended for GR 7 and up.
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1,098 reviews38 followers
February 9, 2023
What a superb read to support teen mental health. When life throws a curveball and things go inevitably wrong, failure results. What if we reframe this experience and make it positive? This "failure" then becomes the catalyst to success. Elizabeth Day is the force behind the successful podcast and book Failosophy. Now, she is bringing this inspiration to teens, empowering them to leave anxiety behind, build resilience, and be happier. This was a superb listen, with so many useful tips and pieces of advice. Each nugget of information backed by theorists or famous experiences. Every teen should check this out. Useful for adults, too. Loved the audiobook. It is one I will return to. Will also be checking out the podcast, and a well annotated and highlighted hard copy now graces my shelves. #failosophyforteens #Elizabethday #netgalley #audiobook #teenmentalhealth #selfhelp #buildingresilience #positivethinking #reframethoughts
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1,409 reviews111 followers
April 24, 2024
Falen doen we allemaal. Door: Elizabeth Day.

Durf te falen staat al lang op mijn Te Lezen Lijst maar ik faalde (pun intended) in het boek vinden in de bibliotheek :) Ik luisterde wél al een paar afleveringen van Days How to Fail podcast én las een aantal van haar romans. Ik ben een fan.

Gelukkig is er nu Falen doen we allemaal; de versie voor tieners van het wereldberoemde boek Durf te falen. Ik heb het net uit en voel me dus eindelijk heel geslaagd in mijn DTF-uitdaging ;)

In deze praktische gids leert Elizabeth Day je hoe je op een positieve manier kan omgaan met falen want ja: dat doen we allemaal. En dat is niet erg. Er niets van leren; dat is pas erg.

Day plukt niet enkel voorbeelden uit haar eigen leven maar ze haalt ook voorbeelden aan van gasten uit haar podcast; wat dit boek nog meer authenticiteit geeft. Je hoeft geen tiener (meer) te zijn om veel van haar te leren. En dat in amper 139 pagina’s: geslaagd!
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15 reviews1 follower
October 9, 2023
Maybe it’s my fault? I should have read an exert before buying? The style is a bit too dumbed down for my liking and repetitive. It really isn’t aimed at teenagers. More life lessons for those a little bit longer in the tooth and who’ve experienced a bit of life; not setting out on that journey and able to relate at this tender age.

I wanted to see how I could help support my 13 year old with resilience and being less critical/demanding of herself. This book isn’t the one for that, sadly.
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436 reviews2 followers
March 11, 2023
A quick read, and a good reminder how to approach failure.
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488 reviews70 followers
November 9, 2024
An excellent guide about dealing with failure and with the fear to fail. Not just for teens, though I wish I would have read this in my teenage years.
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January 24, 2025
Ik vond het persoonlijk een heel aangenaam boek om te lezen en draag deze tips zeker mee. Fijn dat er ook veel voorbeelden zijn van sprekers
153 reviews
January 24, 2024
“Failure happens to us all."

To be honest, I am not sure why I even read this book.

In this "handbook", Day includes many quotes and stories from various guests from her podcasts and interviews. She has done the research to write this book firsthand in her life career. This is intended as a self-help book to help struggling teens realise that failure in a time of change is not life or death and that "failing" in school is not a be all/end all. As a teen, I found this to be cringeworthy and hard to read because I don't believe in self-help books as I think people should find the solution within themselves and that there is not a one size fits all solution. Perhaps this was a good book but it wasn't my thing.
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