Art Of The Good Life - Softcover

Rolf Dobelli

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473667526 ISBN 13: 9781473667525

Publisher: Sceptre, 2018

Synopsis

The indispensable new work from the author of the international and Sunday Times bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly

Have you ever...

· Spent too long on a powerpoint presentation?
· Lost sight of what makes you happy?
· Failed to reach a long-term goal?
· Become infuriated by queuing, tax or parking tickets?
· Broken a promise you knew you'd keep?

Since the dawn of civilization, we've been asking ourselves what it means to live a good life: how should I live, what will truly make be happy, how much should I earn, how should I spend my time? In the absence of a single simple answer, what we need is a toolkit of mental models, a guide to practical living.

In The Art of the Good Life, you'll find fifty-two intellectual shortcuts for wiser thinking and better decisions, at home and at work. They may not guarantee you a good life, but they'll give you a better chance.

About this title

About the Author

Rolf Dobelli (born 1966) is a Swiss writer, novelist and entrepreneur. He has an MBA and a PhD in economic philosophy from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Dobelli is co-founder of getAbstract, the world's leading provider of book summaries. Dobelli has written six works of fiction. Most famously, he is author of THE ART OF THINKING CLEARLY, which became an instant success and landed on the number 1 spot on Germany's official Bestseller list and has been translated in many languages. Dobelli is also founder and curator of ZURICH.MINDS, an invitation-only community of the most distinguished thinkers, scientists and artists. www.dobelli.com www.facebook.com/dobelli

Review

'Rolf Dobelli is brilliant at converting evidence from scientific research into practical steps that improve personal outcomes.' * Robert Cialdini, author of the international bestseller INFLUENCE * "Rolf Dobelli has a gift for identifying the best ideas in the world and then putting them together in ways that make the whole even more valuable than the sum of the parts. He's done it for the art of thinking. Now he does it for the art of living." * Jonathan Haidt, author of the New York Times bestseller The Righteous Mind * 'Rolf Dobelli is a virtuosic synthesizer of ideas. With wit, grace, and precision he melds science and art in his joyful pursuit of wisdom.' * Joshua Greene, professor of psychology, Harvard University, and author of Moral Tribes * 'Rolf Dobelli possesses one of Europe's finest minds' * Matt Ridley, author of the Evolution of Everything * 'Rolf Dobelli's works are informative, insightful, and accessible. In an age of celebrity ignoramuses, he is a true public intellectual.' * Lou Marinoff, Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York * "Rolf Dobelli has done it again! Not only does he open our eyes, now he wakes us up. Because of his rigorous scientific analysis combined with his shattering philosophical approach he is never satisfied with the superficial. So, grab Rolf's book and don't let it go!" * Tenley E. Albright, Director, MIT Collaborative Initiatives and Professor Emeritus, Harvard Medical School. * 'Rolf Dobelli gives us as valuable advice about how to live as he did about how to think.' * James R. Flynn, Professor Emeritus, University of Otago, and discoverer of the Flynn Effect * Rolf Dobelli writes clearly, intelligently and convincingly * Gerhard Schroder * Three pages in, and you've already learned something else. -- Franz Himpsel, Suddeutsche Zeitung This book will change your thinking. -- Prof. Dan Goldstein, London Business School Brimming with insights! Anybody who's sick of constantly stumbling into mental traps has got to read this book. -- Prof. Iris Bohnet, Harvard Do you have to read this book? Definitely. It's extremely entertaining and offers a fundamentally sound introduction to the nature of human thought. -- 'Professor Dr (h.c.) Roland Berger, Founder and Honorary Chairman of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Praise for THE ART OF THINKING CLEARLY: Rolf Dobelli offers plenty of food for thought, and writes clearly - stimulating, amusing, brilliant -- Dr Christoph Franz, former CEO of Lufthansa, Chairman of Roche

Edition details

• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473667526
• ISBN 13: 9781473667525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272