The Art of Thinking Clearly
The Art of Thinking Clearly by world-class thinker and entrepreneur Rolf Dobelli is an eye-opening look at human psychology and reasoning — essential reading for anyone who wants to avoid “cognitive errors” and make better choices in all aspects of their lives. Have you ever: Invested time in something that, with hindsight, just wasn’t worth it? Or continued doing something you knew was bad for you? These are examples of cognitive biases, simple errors we all make in our day-to-day thinking. But by knowing what they are and how to spot them, we can avoid them and make better decisions. Simple, clear, and always surprising, this indispensable book will change the way you think and transform your decision-making—work, at home, every day. It reveals, in 99 short chapters, the most common errors of judgment, and how to avoid them.
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Swiss writer Rolf Dobelli walks through ninety-nine systematic errors of judgment in short standalone chapters, from survivorship bias and the sunk cost fallacy to the planning fallacy and the illusion of control.
The Art of Thinking Clearly is Rolf Dobelli's catalog of 99 cognitive biases, each presented in a short chapter. It draws on behavioral economics and psychology research to help readers recognize systematic thinking errors.
Yes. Both books survey cognitive biases. Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow is more rigorous and academically grounded; Rolf Dobelli's book is shorter and more applied. Many readers find them complementary.
The Art of Thinking Clearly was written by Rolf Dobelli, published in 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers.
The Art of Thinking Clearly is 384 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Art of Thinking Clearly takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
The Art of Thinking Clearly is a standalone novel by Rolf Dobelli, not part of a series.
The Art of Thinking Clearly is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.