# Americans think deeply about everyday failures

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/americans-think-deeply-about-everyday-failures/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, 72% of Americans agreed that everyday failures get them thinking deeply.

Another 11% disagreed, while 17% were neutral.

## Topline

Everyday failures really get me thinking

72% of Americans agreed that everyday failures get them thinking deeply.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 31.9%
- Slightly Agree: 25.8%
- Neutral: 16.8%
- Strongly Agree: 14.8%
- Slightly Disagree: 5.5%
- Disagree: 3.0%
- Strongly Disagree: 2.1%

## 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

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#everyday-failures-stimulate-thinking-variable-personality_29](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#everyday-failures-stimulate-thinking-variable-personality_29)

## 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#everyday-failures-stimulate-thinking-variable-personality_29](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#everyday-failures-stimulate-thinking-variable-personality_29)