Being Wrong
Adventures in the Margin of Error
by Kathryn Schulz
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“@ScotF13 @MissIG_Geek Ha! If you haven't read it, I highly recommend the book Being Wrong. Eyeopening. | I've been asking myself a question, every day this week: What if I'm WRONG It's a tremendously powerful in unexpected ways. Inspired by @kathrynschulz brilliant book and one of my fave quotes from Moliere. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz.”
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Psychology.
The bestselling history of and investigation into human error by beloved New Yorker writer Kathryn Schulz“Both wise and clever, full of fun and surprise about a topic so central to our lives that we almost never even think about it.”—Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New PlanetIn the tradition of The Wisdom of Crowds and Pred...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Psychology.
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Rachel Botsman
“@ScotF13 @MissIG_Geek Ha! If you haven't read it, I highly recommend the book Being Wrong. Eyeopening. | I've been asking myself a question, every day this week: What if I'm WRONG It's a tremendously powerful in unexpected ways. Inspired by @kathrynschulz brilliant book and one of my fave quotes from Moliere. | Q: What books do you feel are important reading for people on your career path P.A.: Biographies of people who have ‘built skyscrapers’ (my term); for example: Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz.”
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