Book Review: Better By Mistake, by Alina Tugend ...

Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong by Alina TugendPublished by Riverhead?

In this persuasive book, journalist Alina Tugend examines the delicate tension between what we?re told ? we must make mistakes in order to learn ? and the reality ? we often get punished for them. In Better by Mistake, she shows us that mistakes are everywhere, and when We acknowledge and identify them correctly; we can improve not only ourselves, but our families, our work, and the world around us as well. Through fascinating research, Tugend reveals how cultural attitudes about mistakes can affect us from the earliest stages in Our lives and shape us into adults who steer clear of risks and challenges. She takes us behind the scenes into cutting-edge behavioral studies; invites us into the high-stakes world of health care and aviation, where mistakes can cost lives; and delves into the art and science behind learning how to craft a sincere apology and taking responsibility for mistakes. Bold and dynamic, insightful and provocative, Better by Mistake turns our cultural wisdom on its head to illustrate the downside of striving for perfection and the rewards of acknowledging and accepting mistakes and embracing the imperfection in all of us. pub date: 2011-03-17 | Hardcover | 9781594487859

About Alina Tugend:

Alina Tugend, author of Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong, has been a journalist for nearly 30 years and for the past six has written the ShortCuts column for the New York Times business section. She has written about education, environmentalism, and consumer culture for numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and Parents and is a Huffington Post contributor. Alina was awarded the 2011 Best in Business Award for Personal Finance by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. She lives outside New York City with her husband and their two sons.

For more information, view Alina Tugend?s Web site.

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Book Reviews:

?Better By Mistake?is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of the deeply human phenomenon of screwing up. With Alina Tugend as your wise (and wise-cracking) guide, you?ll learn why perfection is a myth, why apologies pack power, and why effort is often more important than results. And once you?ve finished this book, you?ll never look at mistakes ? or yourself ? the same way.?
? Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

??The research presented in Better by Mistake is refreshingly clear and often surprising. Read it and find out why Japanese teachers allow students to spend twelve minutes or more explaining their wrong answer to a math problem, why posting grades for all to see is an example of a healthy understanding of the cyclical nature of time and why praise lowers ambition. This book is fascinating, practical and fun.?
? Wendy Mogel, author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee

?Fascinating, vivid, and spectacularly useful. Alina Tugend is a whip-smart guide to the secret landscape where our (so-called) errors are transformed into powerful opportunities. Make no mistake: this is a great book.?
? Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code

?Oh what a jewel of a book this is! Read it, smile, learn, be surprised, then rejoice in your newly found power of imperfection. Glory in your foibles, rejoice in your mistakes, knowing that if you will but embrace what you may have wanted to deny or avoid, not only will you become more true, you will also grow both in strength and in joy.?
? Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of CrazyBusy and Driven to Distraction

My Review:

After reading this book, I have to say that it is mediocre.? In no way am I saying that it is horrible; no way!? However, honesty is what is expected in a review.? Tugend?confirms, throughout the entire book, that mistakes can result in improvement.? Really?? Really?? Is this a novel idea?? I didn?t need to read this entire book to come up with that one!? Tugend?s writing style isn?t bad; in fact, her writing style is simple and pleasant enough.? I?m dumbfounded!? I?m not quite sure what I expected by reading the title; however, I would have preferred to have read it in a more compact form ? perhaps in a newspaper??

Having said all this, the topic of the book is one that we should all focus on a little more in our lives.? In our busy, hectic lives, we can?t ?afford? to make mistakes ? right?? Without those mistakes, we wouldn?t be where we are today.? Mistakes can be both good and bad; however, I didn?t need to read Better By Mistake to discover that.

FSB Media has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book or advanced reading copy in exchange for my review.? I was not financially compensated in any way.? I am not required to give a positive review.? My opinion is that of my own.

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