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Scatterbrain

How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful

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Scatterbrain

By: Henning Beck
Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
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In this mind-bending audiobook, 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 a delightful account of the most cutting-edge neuroscience our brains will (maybe never) remember.

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insights that you dobt see enough, it reminds us of what differentiates our brains from a simple calculator, human from a robot. very refreshing

so glad i read it

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