A Perfect Mess

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• The present's a mess

  A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder by Eric Abrahamson and David H Freedman 325pp, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, £12.99 "Squirming facts," wrote Wallace Stevens, "exceed the squamous mind." But here's one for you all the same: according to Clos ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder

  There have been those who, upon entering my office, will point accusingly at the pile of books and paper on my desk and ask, "How can you work like that? You really should tidy up." And I do from time to time, but I have never found filing to be part ... (read full critics)

  asianreviewofbooks published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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  Don't waste time on this, keep behaving messy ...

  I read this book with an intention to find justification for being a messy guy, however, it turns out that the author is NOT authoritative, if not bold enough, to conclude this. He only dares to point out that the cost of maintaining neatness and organized may cost more, that's it.

  Jumping t ... (continue)

  I read this book with an intention to find justification for being a messy guy, however, it turns out that the author is NOT authoritative, if not bold enough, to conclude this. He only dares to point out that the cost of maintaining neatness and organized may cost more, that's it.

  Jumping too much from persons to organization, very loosely organized.

  Don't waste time on this, keep behaving messy ...

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  Lau Siu Sang said on Jul 11, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

• This was a real eye-opener. I was sort of obsessively organized before (or tried to be). This book made me consider the costs of organizing in time and money and reassess how much time I spend trying to fight entropy.

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  jbaglio said on Oct 10, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• ISBN-10: 1594836159
• ISBN-13: 9781594836152
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Pub date: Jan 03, 2007
• Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
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