Making low-stakes mistakes is how we learn
By 
Mason Wakley2026-09-16T08:50:00
Sharing mistakes helps us grow and avoid bigger incidents in the future. Please get in touch if you’ve ever made a low-stakes mistake in your career.
‘It looks like a murder scene in here’. Those were the words from my supervisor after I had dropped a round-bottomed flask containing a deep-red ruthenium complex on the floor, leaving solvent splattered on the surrounding cupboards and fumehood.