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Tim Harford shows that if you want to be creative and resilient, you need a little more disorder in your world.\" --Adam Grant, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOriginals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGive and Take\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Engrossing.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning columnist and author of the national bestseller\u003ci\u003e The Undercover Economist \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a provocative big idea book about the genuine benefits of being messy: at home, at work, in the classroom, and beyond.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLook out for Tim's next book, \u003ci\u003eFifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMessy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecelebrates 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the music studio of Brian Eno to the Lincoln Memorial with Martin Luther King, Jr., from the board room to the classroom, messiness lies at the core of how we innovate, how we achieve, how we reach each other - in short, how we succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMessy\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn about the unexpected connections between creativity and mess; understand why unexpected changes of plans, unfamiliar people, and unforeseen events can help generate new ideas and opportunities as they make you anxious and angry; and come to appreciate that the human inclination for tidiness - in our personal and professional lives, online, even in children's play - can mask deep and debilitating fragility that keep us from innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStimulating and readable as it points exciting ways forward,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMessy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an insightful exploration of the real advantages of mess in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48955789639954,"sku":"","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1009\/1026\/files\/Messy.jpg?v=1714372793"},{"product_id":"the-undercover-economist-strikes-back","title":"The Undercover Economist Strikes Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Undercover Economist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLook out for Harford's forthcoming book, \u003ci\u003eMessy\u003c\/i\u003e, a big idea book about the genuine benefits of being messy: at home, at work, in the classroom, and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge-fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e columnist and bestselling author Tim Harford. In this new book that demystifies macroeconomics, Harford strips away the spin, the hype, and the jargon to reveal the truth about how the world's economy actually works. With the wit of a raconteur and the clear grasp of an expert, Harford explains what's really happening beyond today's headlines, why all of us should care, and what we can do about it to understand it better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Good E-Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48955859239186,"sku":"","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/1009\/1026\/files\/TheUndercoverEconomistStrikesBack.jpg?v=1714372922"},{"product_id":"adapt","title":"Adapt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book outlines a counterintuitive approach to changing the world by assessing its failures, drawing on myriad disciplines to argue that complex challenges must be met through adaptive trial-and-error practices that do not depend on expert opinions or ready-made solutions. The author shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. When faced with complex situations, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a plan of action and blaze a path to success. He argues that today's challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinion; the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly complex. Instead, we must adapt. Weaving together psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and economics, along with the compelling story of hard-won lessons learned in the field, he makes a case for the importance of adaptive trial and error in tackling issues such as climate change, poverty, and financial crises, as well as in fostering innovation and creativity in our business and personal lives. Taking us from corporate boardrooms to the deserts of Iraq, this book explains the necessary ingredients for turning failure into success. 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But Tim Harford, award-winning journalist and author of the bestseller The Undercover Economist, likes to spring surprises. In this deftly reasoned book, Harford argues that life is logical after all. Under the surface of everyday insanity, hidden incentives are at work, and Harford shows these incentives emerging in the most unlikely places. Using tools ranging from animal experiments to supercomputer simulations, an ambitious new breed of economist is trying to unlock the secrets of society. The Logic of Life is the first book to map out the astonishing insights and frustrating blind spots of this new economics in a way that anyone can enjoy. The Logic of Life presents an X-ray image of humanlife, stripping away the surface to show us a picture that is revealing, enthralling, and sometimes disturbing. The stories that emerge are not about data or equations but about people: the athlete who survived a shocking murder attempt, the computer geek who beat the hard-bitten poker pros, the economist who defied Henry Kissinger and faked an invasion of Berlin, the king who tried to buy off a revolution. 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He lays bare often unexpected connections: how the bar code undermined family corner stores, and why the gramophone widened inequality. In the process, he introduces characters who developed some of these inventions, profited from them, and were ruined by them, as he traces the principles that helped explain their transformative effects. 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If you're looking for an addictive pageturner that will make you smarter, this is your book' Rutger Bregman, author of \u003ci\u003eHumankind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tim Harford could well be Britain's Malcolm Gladwell'\u003cbr\u003eAlex Bellos, author of \u003ci\u003eAlex's Adventures in Numberland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you aren't in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time you're done. 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