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Better by mistake : the unexpected benefits of being wrong Cover Image Book Book

Better by mistake : the unexpected benefits of being wrong

Tugend, Alina. (Author).

Summary: Outlines a provocative approach to improving one's life by embracing mistakes, citing cutting-edge behavioral studies and high-profile examples to reveal the importance of sincere apologies and taking responsibility.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781594487859
  • ISBN: 1594487855
  • Physical Description: print
    291 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2011.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- (Mis)understanding and (re)defining mistakes : what is a mistake? -- It starts early : how our children learn from blunders -- "Fail often, fast, and cheap" : mistakes in the workplace -- It's not brain surgery-- but what if it is? : learning from medicine -- Lessons from the cockpit : aviation's approach to errors -- Blaming you, blaming me : men, women, and mistakes -- You say mistake, i say lesson : different cultures, different approaches -- I want to apologize : saying "i'm sorry" -- Conclusion.

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Athens Regional Library System:
      Athens-Clarke County Library 		NONFIC 155.24 TUGEND ( Send Text)
 31001001992909 NONFICTION Available
Dougherty County Public Library:
      Central Branch 		155.24 TUGEND, ALINA ( Send Text)
 31018003138570 NONFIC Available
Flint River Regional Library System:
      Peachtree City Library 		155.24 TUGEND ( Send Text)
 31022007195834 ADULT Available
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      Gainesville Branch 		155.2 TUGEND ( Send Text)
 31025002786721 NONFIC Available
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      Garden City Library 		155.2 TUGE ( Send Text)
 10539006132075 NONFIC Available
Middle Georgia Regional Library:
      Washington Memorial Library 		155.24 TUGEND A ( Send Text)
 31033009671235 Adult Nonfiction Available
West Georgia Regional Library System:
      Douglas County Public Library 		155.24 TUGEN ( Send Text)
 31057011038059 NONFICTION Available
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