Scatterbrain : how the mind's mistakes make humans creative, innovative and successful / Henning Bec...
Scatterbrain : how the mind's mistakes make humans creative, innovative and successful / Henning Bec...
Scatterbrain : how the mind's mistakes make humans creative, innovative and successful / Henning Beck ; translated by Becky L Crook.
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Publisher
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
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H 2019/4120
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Language
English
German
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Physical content
328 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- pt. 1. Forgetting -- pt. 2. Learning -- pt. 3. Memory -- pt. 4. Blackout -- pt. 5. Time -- pt. 6. Boredom -- pt. 7. Distraction -- pt. 8. Mathematics -- pt. 9. Decisions -- pt. 10. Selection -- pt. 11. Pigeonholing -- pt. 12. Motivation -- pt. 13. Creativity -- pt. 14. Perfectionism...
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In this mind-bending book, award-winning neuroscientist Henning Beck explains why perfectionism is pointless and argues that mistakes, missteps and flaws are the keys to success. Remember that time you messed up simple maths or forgot the name of your favourite song? What if someone told you that our brain freezes are actually secret weapons, proof...
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Full title
Scatterbrain : how the mind's mistakes make humans creative, innovative and successful / Henning Beck ; translated by Becky L Crook.
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Notes
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Originally published in 2017 as 'Irren ist nützlich: Warum die Schwächen des Gehirns unsere Stärken sind' by Hanser.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-328)
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Translated from the German.
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Date Copyright
©2019.
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H 2019/4120
Record Identifier
74VKV588KZkO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV588KZkO
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ISBN
9781742236650 paperback :
DDC
612.82
MMS ID
991024271115402626
