Messy - The Power Of Disorder To Transform Our Lives by Tim Harford

Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives Description 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. Look out for Tim's next book; Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy. Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives celebrates the benefits that messiness has in our lives: why it's important; why we resist it; and why we should embrace it instead. Using research from neuroscience; psychology; social science; as well as captivating examples of real people doing extraordinary things; Tim Harford explains that the human qualities we value - creativity; responsiveness; resilience - are integral to the disorder; confusion; and disarray that produce them. From the music studio of Brian Eno to the Lincoln Memorial with Martin Luther King; Jr.; from the board room to...