The Art of the Good Life: Clear Thinking for Business and a Better Life

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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.

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

Rolf Dobelli writes clearly, intelligently and convincingly - Gerhard Schroder Praise for THE ART OF THINKING CLEARLY: Rolf Dobelli offers plenty of food for thought, and writes clearly - stimulating, amusing, brilliant Do you have to read this book? Definitely. It's extremely entertaining and offers a fundamentally sound introduction to the nature of human thought. Brimming with insights! Anybody who's sick of constantly stumbling into mental traps has got to read this book. This book will change your thinking. Three pages in, and you've already learned something else.