Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong

Alina Tugend

Penguin Group US, Mar 17, 2011 - Business & Economics - 304 pages

New York Times columnist Alina Tugend delivers an eye-opening big idea: Embracing mistakes can make us smarter, healthier, and happier in every facet of our lives.

In this persuasive book, journalist Alina Tugend examines the delicate tension between what we’re told—we must make mistakes in order to learn—and the reality—we often get punished for them. She shows us that mistakes are everywhere, and when we acknowledge and identify them correctly, we can improve not only ourselves, but our families, our work, and the world around us as well. Bold and dynamic, insightful and provocative, Better by Mistake turns our cultural wisdom on its head to illustrate the downside of striving for perfection and the rewards of acknowledging and accepting mistakes and embracing the imperfection in all of us.

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Review: Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong

User Review  - Mushky - Goodreads

It was a good book, but the writing needed help. It did not flow smoothly and was hard to follow train of thought in connecting the different concepts.

Review: Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong

User Review  - Beth - Goodreads

I had high hopes for this book, and was generally disappointed, The message is great and I agree with it--we need to admit and learn from our mistakes rather than hide them. Sadly we live in a society ...

About the author

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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong
• Author: Alina Tugend
• Publisher: Penguin Group US, 2011
• ISBN: 1101486430, 9781101486436
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior; Business & Economics / Workplace Culture; Psychology / General