Better by Mistake : The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong

by Tugend, Alina

• ISBN13: 9781594485671
• ISBN10: 1594485674
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101486436
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-01
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade

Summary

In this persuasive book, a "New York Times" columnist shows that mistakes are everywhere, and suggests that when we acknowledge and identify them correctly, we can improve not only ourselves, but our families, our work, and the world around us.

Author Biography

Alina Tugend writes the the award-winning biweekly column “ShortCuts” for the New York Times, and a parenting column for Worth magazine. She was born and raised in Southern California and spent seven years in London before moving to Larchmont, New York, with her husband and two sons.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
(mis)understanding and (Re)Defining Mistakes What is a mistake?	p. 9
It Starts Early How our children learn from blunders	p. 41
"Fail Often, Fast, and Cheap" Mistakes in the workplace	p. 73
It's Not Brain Surgery ... But What If It Is? Learning from medicine	p. 107
Lessons from the Cockpit Aviation's approach to errors	p. 143
Blaming You, Blaming Me Men, women, and mistakes	p. 159
You Say Mistake, I Say Lesson Different cultures, different approaches	p. 189
I Want to Apologize Saying "I'm sorry"	p. 215
Conclusion	p. 247
Acknowledgments	p. 253
Notes	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 273
Index	p. 285
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