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Author:: Beck, Henning, author.
Title:: Scatterbrain : how the mind's mistakes make humans creative, innovative, and successful / Henning Beck; translated by Becky L. Crook.
Publisher:: Greystone Books,
Description:: 328 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:: Errors--Psychological aspects.
Fallibility.
Neurosciences--Popular works.
Other Authors:: Crook, Becky L., translator.
Other Titles:: Irren ist nützlich: Warum die Schwächen des Gehirns unsere Stärken sind english
Notes:: "Originally published in Germany as Irren ist nützlich: Warum die Schwächen des Gehirns unsere Stärken sind in 2017. Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-328).
Contents:: Forgetting -- Learning -- Memory -- Blackout -- Time -- Boredom -- Distraction -- Mathematics -- Decisions -- Selection -- Pigeonholing -- Motivation -- Creativity -- Perfectionism.
Summary:: "In this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless - and argues that mistakes, missteps, and flaws are the keys to success. Remember that time you screwed up simple math or forgot the name of your favorite song? What if someone told you that such embarrassing "brain farts" are actually secret weapons, proof of your superiority to computers and AI? In Scatterbrain, we learn that boredom awakens the muse, distractions spark creativity, and misjudging time creates valuable memories, among other benefits of our faulty minds. Throughout, award-winning neuroscientist Henning Beck's hilarious asides and brain-boosting advice make for delightful reading of the most cutting-edge neuroscience our brains will (maybe never) remember."--Publisher's website.
ISBN:: 9781771644013
177164401X
OCLC:: (OCoLC)1088528644
Locations:: GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny); CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive); BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines); ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield); CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City); GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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