about the author
Alina Tugend
Journalist and Author of Better by Mistake
Alina Tugend earned a bachelor’s degree at University of California–Berkeley and a Master of Studies in Law at Yale Law School. She has written about education, environmentalism, and consumer culture for numerous publications, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and Parents. Since 2005, she has written the biweekly consumer column “Shortcuts” for The New York Times business section. She lives outside New York City with her husband and their two sons.
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"Want to Get Ahead? Make More Mistakes"
CNBC
"Forget Networking. How to Be a Connector."
Entrepreneur
"The Old-Age Survival Guide: How to Live a Longer, Happier Life"
The Atlantic
"Buying Toys This Christmas? Try Renting Them Instead"
The New York Times
Why Wrong Is Not Always Bad
Education Week
Alina Tugend Interview
The Leonard Lopate Show
"Don't just learn from mistakes -- embrace them, book says"
Reuters
"Apologies often remedy the situation, but timing is crucial"
The Vancouver Sun
Better By Mistake Review
Publishers Weekly
Alina Tugend Interview
WYPR Radio's Midday with Dan Rodricks
"You need to make mistakes to get ahead"
CNN Living
Better By Mistake Review
CBS Money Watch
Alina Tugend Interview
CBC Radio
"Finding the value in being wrong"
CNN Money
Alina Tugend Interview
KEEL Radio's Strategies for Living
"It’s Just Fine to Make Mistakes"
The New York Times
"You made a mistake!"
KVON Radio's Morning Edition
"How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes"
The Larry Mantle Show
"Women, Men and Handling Mistakes"
The Huffington Post
Alina Tugend Interview
KERA Radio's Think with Krys Boyd
Notable Title
BookPage
"A How-Not-To on Debt"
National Journal
"The benefits of making mistakes"
Jewish Journal
Better By Mistake Review
Suite 101
"We're motivated by our success, but we forget to learn from failure"
The Sacramento Bee
Featured Book
Better by Mistake
“Better by Mistake is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of the deeply human phenomenon of screwing up. With Alina Tugend as your wise (and wise-cracking) guide, you’ll learn why perfection is a myth, why apologies pack power, and why effort is often more important than results. And once you’ve finished this book, you’ll never look at mistakes — or yourself — the same way.”
—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind
Speaking Topics
- Better by Mistake
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