The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli - Clear Thinking Guide - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781473667525
Publisher: Sceptre

Overview
The Art of the Good Life is Rolf Dobelli's follow-up to his international bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly, distilling philosophy, psychology and economics into fifty-two short, standalone chapters. Each one presents a single mental model designed to help readers make clearer decisions about money, career, relationships and time. Written in a direct, conversational style, it is built for busy adults who want practical wisdom they can apply immediately rather than a dense theoretical treatise. This new paperback edition is ideal for professionals, students of decision-making, and anyone drawn to accessible self-help writing grounded in real intellectual rigour.

About the Book
Rolf Dobelli spent years collecting the mental models that most reliably improve judgement, then distilled them into this compact volume. Rather than one continuous argument, the book is structured as fifty-two independent essays, each just a few pages long, so readers can dip in wherever suits them, at a desk, on a commute, or before bed. Topics range from why more possessions rarely bring more happiness, to how to avoid the trap of chasing other people's definitions of success, to techniques for making better business and financial decisions under uncertainty. Dobelli draws on behavioural economics, Stoic philosophy and his own experience as an entrepreneur to explain why our intuitive judgements so often go wrong, and what small adjustments in thinking can correct for that. The tone throughout is candid and occasionally provocative, challenging conventional wisdom about ambition, wealth and self-improvement culture. Because each chapter stands alone, the book works equally well as a cover-to-cover read or as a reference to return to whenever a particular decision looms. It has resonated with readers well beyond the business world, appealing to anyone curious about the psychology of a life well lived. This paperback edition brings that same content to shelf in a portable, durable format suited to repeated reading and easy gifting.

• 52 concise chapters covering money, career, relationships and everyday decision-making
• Evidence-based insight drawn from psychology, economics and philosophy
• Bite-sized structure perfect for busy readers and repeated reference
• From a bestselling author known for The Art of Thinking Clearly
• Great gift for graduates, new managers and anyone seeking a more purposeful life

About the Author
Rolf Dobelli is a Swiss author and entrepreneur, born in Lucerne in 1966. He holds an MBA and a PhD in philosophy from the University of St. Gallen, and co-founded getAbstract, a leading publisher of condensed business knowledge, as well as the WORLD.MINDS think tank. His previous book, The Art of Thinking Clearly, became an international bestseller, and his writing on decision-making and cognitive bias has been translated into dozens of languages worldwide.

Why You'll Love This Paperback
Sharp, honest and refreshingly free of jargon, this collection of fifty-two mental models offers genuinely useful guidance for making better choices in work and life, one short chapter at a time.

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