What Jessica Lahey has said about Failure and resilience
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 4, 2026
Jessica Lahey, American educator and author of The Gift of Failure, has been quoted on Failure and resilience once in 1 episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, most recently on September 4, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lahey attributes her later success not to talent but to humility in learning from criticism.
“So it's not that I'm a great writer. It's that I was humble enough to say, teach me how to be better”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and More (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 29:40
Episodes
#881: Tales of Overcoming The Odds, and How to Turn Losses Into Wins — Tim McGraw, Terry Crews, Dax Shepard, and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 4, 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Tim Ferriss compiles past interviews in which BJ Miller, Terry Crews, Tim McGraw, Dax Shepard, Cathy Lanier, Janna Levin and others describe turning setbacks into later success.
Others on Failure and resilience
- Janna Levin · 1 quote
- Dax Shepard · 1 quote
- Terry Crews · 1 quote
- Tim Ferriss · 1 quote
Jessica Lahey on other topics
- The Gift of Failure · 1 quote