This document discusses how losing can be reframed in games and learning. It notes that novices typically experience losing as failure, frustration, and depression, while experts see losing as exploration, challenge, building endurance, and gaining expertise. The document outlines some educational implications of applying this expert mindset to learning, such as using progress bars, recognition systems, just-in-time teaching, and cooperative education to reframe failure as a step towards mastery. It also briefly reviews relevant literature on constructivism, distributed cognition, the psychology of play, and gaming's potential for learning.