TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tugend,Alina
TI  - Better by mistake: the unexpected benefits of being wrong 
SN  - 9781594487859 (hbk.)
AV  - BF575.F14 T84 2011
U1  - 155.2/4 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Riverhead Books
KW  - Failure (Psychology)
KW  - Errors
KW  - Fallibility
KW  - Success
KW  - Psychological aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-284) and index; (Mis)understanding and (re)defining mistakes : what is a mistake? -- It starts early : how our children learn from blunders -- "Fail often, fast, and cheap" : mistakes in the workplace -- It's not brain surgery-- but what if it is? : learning from medicine -- Lessons from the cockpit : aviation's approach to errors -- Blaming you, blaming me : men, women, and mistakes -- You say mistake, I say lesson : different cultures, different approaches -- I want to apologize : saying "I'm sorry."
N2  - Outlines a provocative approach to improving one's life by embracing mistakes, citing cutting-edge behavioral studies and high-profile examples to reveal the importance of sincere apologies and taking responsibility
ER  -