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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67727889 Title: A perfect mess : the hidden benefits of disorder : how crammed closets, cluttered offices, and on-the-fly planning make the world a better place Author: Eric Abrahamson; David H Freedman Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, ©2006. ISBN/ISSN: 0316114758 9780316114752 OCLC:67727889

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A perfect mess : the hidden benefits of disorder : how crammed closets, cluttered offices, and on-the-fly planning make the world a better place

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A perfect mess : the hidden benefits of disorder : how crammed closets, cluttered offices, and on-the-fly planning make the world a better place

Author:	Eric Abrahamson; David H Freedman
Publisher:	New York : Little, Brown, ©2006.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	This book combines counterintuitive thinking with stories from everyday life to provide a striking new view of how our world works. Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder actually makes systems more effective. With anecdotes and case studies of the useful role mess can play, here is an antidote to the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, neatness, and Read more...
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Eric Abrahamson; David H Freedman Find more information about:
ISBN:	0316114758 9780316114752
OCLC Number:	67727889
Description:	327 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	The cost of neatness -- A mess sampler -- The history of mess -- The benefits of mess -- Messy people -- Messy homes -- Mess and organizations -- Messy leadership -- The politics of mess -- Optimizing mess -- Messy thinking -- Pathological mess -- The aesthetics of mess.
Responsibility:	Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman.
More information:	Table of contents only Publisher description

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This book combines counterintuitive thinking with stories from everyday life to provide a striking new view of how our world works. Ever since Einstein's study of Brownian motion, scientists have understood that a little disorder actually makes systems more effective. With anecdotes and case studies of the useful role mess can play, here is an antidote to the accepted wisdom that tight schedules, neatness, and consistency are the keys to success. Drawing on examples from business, parenting, cooking, and the war on terrorism, coauthors Abrahamson and Freedman demonstrate that moderately messy systems use resources more efficiently, yield better solutions, and are harder to break than neat ones. This book will forever change the way we think about those unruly heaps of paper on our desks.--From publisher description.

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