Failure is inevitable, but can be reframed through cultural concepts such as the Hui-Chinese "suanli," which emphasizes moving on when no further action can be taken, writes Lybi Ma, author and executive editor. Ma argues that societal pressures, especially from social media, can exacerbate feelings of failure, but as evolutionary psychologist Glenn Geher says, "The most successful among us are the people who have failed the most."

Ma advises people to accept failure as a fact of life, learn from it, and use it as a stepping stone to success, rather than romanticizing or dwelling on it.