{"product_id":"dealman-u46-messyth-4796","title":"Messy - The Power Of Disorder To Transform Our Lives by Tim Harford","description":"Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives \t\t \u003cbr\u003eDescription \t\t \tFrom 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. \u003cbr\u003e\t \u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t \u003cbr\u003e\tLook out for Tim's next book; Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy. \u003cbr\u003e\t \u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t \u003cbr\u003e\tMessy: 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. \u003cbr\u003e\t \u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t \u003cbr\u003e\tFrom 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. \u003cbr\u003e\t \u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t \u003cbr\u003e\tIn Messy; 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. \u003cbr\u003e\t \u003cbr\u003e\t\t\t \u003cbr\u003e\tStimulating and readable as it points exciting ways forward; Messy is an insightful exploration of the real advantages of mess in our lives.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46978944303410,"sku":"SNW5725","price":4.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7351\/5314\/files\/image_139351_ed1c80d8-760d-4733-82d7-e17a69b70e50.jpg?v=1781867974","url":"https:\/\/www.powpex.com\/products\/dealman-u46-messyth-4796","provider":"Powpex Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}