About the book
A moderate amount of disorder often beats tidiness, according to Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman. Moderately messy systems, they argue, use resources more efficiently, find better solutions and break less easily than neat ones. Building on the scientific insight, traced to Einstein's study of Brownian motion, that a little disorder can make systems work better, the authors gather anecdotes and case studies from retail, cooking, parenting, business, the war on terrorism and Arnold Schwarzenegger's career. They challenge the belief that strict schedules, neatness and consistency lead to success, and show how to judge the right level of mess for an office, an attic or a whole society.
Marc Andreessen called it a wonderful book and named it as the source of his idea of not keeping a schedule.
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Marc Andreessen (Co-Founder/Andreessen Horowitz)
This idea comes from a wonderful book called A Perfect Mess, which explains how not keeping a schedule has been key to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s success as a movie star, politician, and businessman over the last 20 years.
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