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No man becomes noble, good, and great until he lays down the law that he is so. — Frank Crane

In his book called The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science, Norman Doidge said that analysis helps patients put their unconscious procedural memories and actions into words and into context so they can better understand them. Salman Rushdie said that “the only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step outside the frame,” in his book, The Ground Beneath Her Feet. The importance of analysis cannot be overemphasized; in business, if you want to boost your project profits, you must analyze past failures, and with the help of that knowledge you will craft winning estimates. This applies to our individual lives as well.

A great deal of value can be gained by analyzing past project failures to understand what went wrong, and designing safeguards, processes, and approvals to minimize the chances they happen again. Thinking positively doesn’t mean denying that there is anything wrong. Instead, give yourself some time to think about the things that led up to your current situation, so you can avoid future mistakes and look toward a more positive tomorrow.

People are more comfortable attending to evidence that enables them to believe what they want to believe in a way that fosters denying responsibility for failures and attributing the problem to others or to "the system." We would prefer to move on to something more pleasant. Rigorous analysis of failure requires that people, at least temporarily, put aside these tendencies to explore unpleasant truths and take personal responsibility.