Like Freakonomics, here is a book that 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. But most people still shun disorder--or suffer guilt over the mess they can't avoid. No longer! With a spectacular array of 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, the war on terrorism, retail, and even the meteoric career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, coauthors Abrahamson and Freedman demonstrate that moderately messy systems use resources more efficiently, yield better solutions, and are harder to break than neat ones. A Perfect Mess will help readers assess what the right amount of disorder is for a given system, and how to apply these ideas onto a large scale--government, society-- and on a small scale--in your attic, kitchen, or office. A Perfect Mess will forever change the way we think about those unruly heaps of paper on our desks.
埃里克·亚伯拉罕森
哥伦比亚大学商学院管理学教授,著有《没有任何副作用的改变》。他的独特且具有争议的研究被认为是挑战传统的管理智慧。他已在包括《哈佛商业评论》在内的众多顶级管理期刊上发表文章,并经常为全世界的管理层听众演讲。
这本书对于像我这种房间摆设混乱的人来说,是很好的读本。因为作者试图通过无数的案例来证明:适当的『混乱』在工作和生活中往往能起到有益的作用,而不是绝对地有害。 过度的『秩序』,往往会呈现出反人类的倾向,甚至导致极权主义。而适当的『混乱』,其实是可以给整个系统...
评分看到书名的时候,我很期待。 因为我的生活就是混乱不堪的,为此骄傲的小心脏一直备受折磨,为什么隔壁老王可以把时间安排得井然有序,把房间收拾得干干净净,十条粉红色三角内裤总是叠得整整齐齐,而我房间里臭袜子遍地都是? 我幻想着,这本书应该以严密周全不容辩驳的论证告...
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