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Scatterbrain : how the mind's mistakes make humans creative, innovative, and successful /

"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 emba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beck, Henning, 1983- (Author)
Other Authors:	Crook, Becky L. (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English, translated from the German.
Published:	Vancouver : Greystone Books, [2019]
Subjects:	Errors > Psychological aspects. Fallibility. Neurosciences > Popular works. Neurosciences. Popular works.

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