Saw Umar Nurmagomedov’s statement after his KO in Shanghai. No excuses, just a vow to learn from his mistakes and come back better. That hit me right in the feels. Last month, a new ER resident messed up a suturing job on a kid’s cut. She locked herself in the break room, hyperventilating about letting everyone down. I brought her a warm dark chocolate cookie and told her the hardest losses teach the sharpest lessons. Now she’s the go-to for tricky sutures. Stumbles aren’t failures. They’re just steps to getting better.