From the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller, The Undercover Economist, comes Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives. This provocative big idea book celebrates the benefits of messiness in various aspects of our lives. Tim Harford draws on research from neuroscience, psychology, social science, and real-life examples to explain why messiness is important, why we resist it, and why we should embrace it instead. Messiness is integral to the human qualities we value, such as creativity, responsiveness, and resilience. From the music studio of Brian Eno to the Lincoln Memorial with Martin Luther King, Jr., from the boardroom to the classroom, messiness lies at the core of our achievements and how we innovate.
In Messy, youll learn about the unexpected connections between creativity and mess, how unexpected changes of plans, unfamiliar people, and unforeseen events can generate new ideas and opportunities while simultaneously making us anxious and angry. Youll also come to appreciate that our human inclination for tidiness can mask deep and debilitating fragilities that keep us from innovating in our personal and professional lives, online, and even in childrens play.
Stimulating and readable, Messy offers insightful exploration of the real advantages of mess in our lives and points exciting ways forward.
TimHarfordistheauthorofthebestsellerTheUndercoverEconomistandTheLogicofLifeandamemberoftheeditorialboardoftheFinancialTimes,wherehealsowritesthe“DearEconomist”column.HeisaregularcontributortoSlate,Forbes,andNPR’sMarketplace.HewasthehostoftheBBCTVseriesTrustMe,I’manEconomistandnowpresentstheBBCseriesMoreorLess....
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