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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... more
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... more
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of The Art of Thinking Clearly from the world's leading experts.
Robert Cialdini AuthorDobelli examines our most common decision-making failings with engaging eloquence and describes how to counter them with instructive good sense. (Source)
Nigel Warburton This is an unpretentious book. Dobelli doesn’t claim to be an original thinker himself. He’s a summariser of other people’s thoughts. What he’s done is brought lots of different things together in one place. Each of the 99 entries is pretty short, and it’s the kind of book to dip into. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Art of Thinking Clearly is ranked in the following categories:
- #62 in Behavioral Economics
- #55 in Cognitive Psychology
- #49 in Decision Making
- #61 in International Business
- #52 in Logic
- #52 in Logical Reasoning
- #47 in Thinking