In this mindbending book an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointlessand argues that mistakes missteps and flaws are the keys to success. Remember that time you screwed up simple math or forgot the name of your favorite song What if someone told you that such embarrassing brain farts are actually secret weapons proof of your superiority to computers and AI In Scatterbrain we learn that boredom awakens the muse distractions spark creativity and misjudging time creates valu