Messy : the power of disorder to transform our lives /
Harford, Tim, 1973-
Messy : the power of disorder to transform our lives / Messy Power of disorder to transform our lives Tim Harford - 294 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Creativity -- Collaboration -- Workplaces -- Improvisation -- Winning -- Incentives -- Automation -- Resilience -- Life
"From the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller The Undercover Economist comes a provocative big idea book about the genuine benefits of being messy: at home, at work, in the classroom, and beyond."--Jacket flap Messiness adds benefits to our lives, so why do we resist the concept so? Harford uses research from neuroscience, psychology and social science to explain why disorder, confusion, and disarray are actually lies at the core of how we innovate, how we achieve, how we reach each other. He shows that the human inclination for tidiness can mask a deep and debilitating fragility that keep us from innovation
9781594634796
2016026363
Creative ability
Resilience (Personality trait)
Orderliness--Psychological aspects
BJ1533.O73 / H27 2016
Messy : the power of disorder to transform our lives / Messy Power of disorder to transform our lives Tim Harford - 294 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Creativity -- Collaboration -- Workplaces -- Improvisation -- Winning -- Incentives -- Automation -- Resilience -- Life
"From the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller The Undercover Economist comes a provocative big idea book about the genuine benefits of being messy: at home, at work, in the classroom, and beyond."--Jacket flap Messiness adds benefits to our lives, so why do we resist the concept so? Harford uses research from neuroscience, psychology and social science to explain why disorder, confusion, and disarray are actually lies at the core of how we innovate, how we achieve, how we reach each other. He shows that the human inclination for tidiness can mask a deep and debilitating fragility that keep us from innovation
9781594634796
2016026363
Creative ability
Resilience (Personality trait)
Orderliness--Psychological aspects
BJ1533.O73 / H27 2016