A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder – How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
- Title: A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder – How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
- Author: Eric Abrahamson, David H. Freedman
- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 3, 2007)
- ISBN-10: 0316114758
- ISBN-13: 978-0316114752
I don’t remember how I found out about this book, but when I read a description I decided to try it.
Its a really good book. I found a lot of useful tidbits, such as the Marine Corp. slogan, “plan early, plan twice.” I think the book makes a good case for finding the right amount of mess for a given problem or effort. I also liked the (perhaps counter-intuitive) insight that something done often needs more mess than something done occasionally; when I remember that things done occasionally require aids (quick references, tutorials, etc.) then this becames more intuitive and even obvious.
For those of you running a herding a group of cats that needs to handle some operational work, this book may save your sanity.
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February 15th, 2007 by alephnaught