Clarissa's Blog

When you lose, there are two approaches you can take.

One is to ask, “what flaws were there in my strategy? What are the mistakes I made? How will I avoid making them in the future?”

The other is to list ways in which you were victimized and robbed of a victory.

A loss is still a loss but our reaction to it is within our control. We either frame it in terms of agency or in terms of victimhood.

Somebody will lose on Tuesday, and I highly recommend the approach that is based on agency to whoever it is. I also recommend it for our individual lives.