Scatterbrain
How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful
“[This] book will convince you that forgetting helps you remember and distractions can make you more creative.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of TED’s WorkLife podcast“Illuminating, and a joy to read, [Scatterbrain] offers … a refreshingly accessible and relatable take on the brain’s inner workings that should appeal to both science buffs and casual readers.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)In this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless—and argues that mistakes, missteps, and flaws are the keys to success.Remember that time you screwed up simple math or forgot the name of your favorite song? What if someone told you that such embarrassing “brain farts” are actually secret weapons, proof of your superiority to computers and AI?In Scatterbrain, we learn that boredom awakens the muse, distractions spark creativity, and misjudging time creates valuable memories, among other benefits of our faulty minds. Throughout, award-winning neuroscientist Henning Beck’s hilarious asides and brain-boosting advice make for delightful reading of the most cutting-edge neuroscience our brains will (maybe never) remember.
Henning Beck is an engaging public speaker and champion Science Slammer in Germany. Here is a link to a popular TEDx talk he did on how the brain creates ideas https://youtu.be/oJfFMoAgbv8 In Scatterbrain, he explains how the flaws and mistakes of our brains, alike forgetfulness, re actually our secret weapons, enabling us to think more creatively. He also says our brains are better than computers or AI. AI may be able to outperform humans in playing games or recognizing faces - but we're able to invent new games or rules. The pandemic has increased memory failures for many people This is not surprising since memory is often triggered by distinctive cues, like what someone was wearing, or where a conversation took place. For people working from home with most communication reduced to email and zoom calls, they lose those unique memory triggers that help us recall a conversation, or even what day it is!
| Autor: | Beck, Henning |
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| ISBN: | 9781771648363 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Ingram Publishers Services |
| Veröffentlicht: | 20.07.2021 |
| Untertitel: | How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful |
| Schlagworte: | Cognition & cognitive psychology Cognitive & behavioural neuroscience Creative writing & creative writing guides Memory improvement & thinking techniques Neurosciences PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition SCIENCE / General |
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