# Americans find everyday failures worth reflecting on

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/americans-find-everyday-failures-worth-reflecting-on/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

A slim majority of Americans (52%) say they find it useful to think about their everyday failures, according to a Verasight survey conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025. That includes 9% who strongly agree.

About a fifth (20%) are neutral, while 28% disagree, including 6% who strongly disagree.

## Topline

I find it useful to think about my everyday failures

Americans find everyday failures worth reflecting on.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Slightly Agree: 25.4%
- Neutral: 19.9%
- Agree: 18.0%
- Slightly Disagree: 11.5%
- Disagree: 10.0%
- Strongly Agree: 9.0%
- Strongly Disagree: 6.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2025-02-28 → 2025-03-06
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: personality
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2025-010, fielded February 28-March 6, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#finding-usefulness-in-reflecting-on-everyday-failures-variable-personality_31](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#finding-usefulness-in-reflecting-on-everyday-failures-variable-personality_31)