The Up Side of Down

Why do some failures inspire breakthroughs and others breakdowns?
Most new products fail. So do most businesses. And most of us, if we are honest, have experienced a major setback in our personal or professional lives. Exploring her own experiences of failure - losing her job and sending CVs into a void, clinging to a relationship that was clearly not working, Megan McArdle shows how to recognize when you're in a rut and how to bounce back successfully.