# Everyday failures feel valuable to three-quarters of Americans

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Feb. 28 to March 6, 2025, 76% of Americans agreed that everyday failures are typically valuable experiences.

Only 6% disagreed, while 18% were neutral.

## Topline

Everyday failures are typically valuable experiences

76% of Americans agreed that everyday failures are typically valuable experiences.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 33.5%
- Slightly Agree: 26.9%
- Neutral: 17.6%
- Strongly Agree: 15.6%
- Slightly Disagree: 3.6%
- Disagree: 1.5%
- Strongly Disagree: 1.3%

## 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-as-valuable-experiences-variable-personality_25](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#everyday-failures-as-valuable-experiences-variable-personality_25)

## 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-as-valuable-experiences-variable-personality_25](https://verasight-spsp-2025.tiiny.co#everyday-failures-as-valuable-experiences-variable-personality_25)