A Perfect Mess
The Hidden Benefits of Disorder: How crammed closets, cluttered offices, and on-the-fly planning make the
world a better place
by Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman
Read By David H. Freedman
Eric Abrahamson, a professor of management at Columbia Business School, and David H. Freedman, a contributing editor
for Inc. magazine, bring together their expertise in a new audio book that makes a convincing case for random,
disorganized living and working environments. Creative types have understood for years, that free-form or
non-structured storming can bring about those moments of brilliance that structured thinking might not lead them
to. Exploring cluttered living and working at length, the authors help the reader understand that the bias we all
carry towards tidiness and organization can trap us mentally in a place that might not best serve our need to say
yes to mess.
I especially liked the section on how pressure from family, friends, neighbors and business associates can
drive us to be tidier than we need or want to be. There's a common feeling that cluttered homes or offices are
perceived strongly by strangers viewing them for the first time as an indication that the owner is not conscientious.
Messieurs Abrahamson and Freedman new book contributes to today's culture as a provocative alternative to the
thousands of messages from the media, peers, and relatives, to indicate that neat and streamlined environments
maybe are not all they’re cracked up to be. |
The Book |
Hachette Audio |
January 2007 |
Audio Book: Playing Time: 3 Hours |
ISBN10: 1594836159
ISBN13: 978-1594836152 |
Non-Fiction, Business |
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Excerpt |
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The Reviewer |
Mark Nash |
Reviewed 2007 |
NOTE: Reviewer Mark Nash
is the author of Fundamentals of Marketing for the Real Estate Professional, Starting
& Succeeding in Real Estate, Reaching Out: The Financial Power of Niche Markeing,
and 1001 Tips for Buying and Selling a Home. |
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