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Adapt
Why Success Always Starts with Failure
Book • 2012
In 'Adapt', Tim Harford argues that success in solving complex problems, such as climate change, poverty, and financial crises, comes from adaptive trial and error rather than top-down planning.
Drawing from psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and economics, Harford shows how improvisation, working from the bottom up, and taking small steps can lead to innovation and success.
The book highlights the importance of feedback, learning from mistakes, and the need for organizations and individuals to embrace a culture of experimentation and adaptation.
Drawing from psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and economics, Harford shows how improvisation, working from the bottom up, and taking small steps can lead to innovation and success.
The book highlights the importance of feedback, learning from mistakes, and the need for organizations and individuals to embrace a culture of experimentation and adaptation.
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Jessica Lahey as a book that explores how businesses and individuals can learn from failures and adapt to change.
Jessica Lahey as a book that explores how businesses and individuals can learn from failures and adapt to change.
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Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Jessica Lahey Talk Parenting, the Process of Writing, and How to Fail Gracefully
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Tim Harford at the end of his podcast as a book expanding on the ideas discussed in the episode.
Tim Harford at the end of his podcast as a book expanding on the ideas discussed in the episode.
Cautionary Tales
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Tim Harford as another book he wrote, discussing adaptation and error processes in economies.
Tim Harford as another book he wrote, discussing adaptation and error processes in economies.
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run — or Ruin — an Economy
