Messy
by Tim Harford
The power of disorder: messy desks, improvised jazz, diverse teams, unplanned cities. Harford's case against tidiness as a virtue.
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you suspect your systems are too neat to be creative.
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Three things you will actually use
- Mess breeds creativity.
- Disruption helps.
- Resist over-tidying.
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Read the chapter on Keith Jarrett's Köln concert.
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