Better by mistake: the unexpected benefits of being wrong

Alina Tugend

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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.
Table of Contents:: (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."
Author/Creator:: Tugend, Alina
Languages:: English
Language Notes:: Item content: English
Main Work:: Better by mistake: the unexpected benefits of being wrong [by Tugend, A.]
Subjects:: Failure (Psychology)
Errors
Fallibility
Success — Psychological aspects
Success
General Notes:: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-284) and index.
Physical Description:: 291 pages ; 24 cm
Call Numbers:: BF575.F14 T84 2011
ISBNs:: 9781594487859 (hbk.)
1594487855 (hbk.)
Library of Congress Control Numbers:: 2010037057
OCLC Numbers:: 646111801