It’s time to celebrate the benefits that messiness has in our lives: why it’s important, why we resist it, and why we should embrace it. Using research from neuroscience, psychology, social science, as well as captivating examples of real people doing extraordinary things, Tim Harford explains that the human qualities we value – creativity, responsiveness, resilience – are integral to the disorder, confusion, and disarray that produce them.

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