The Art of Thinking Clearly

Haveyouever...Investedtimeinsomethingthat,inhindsight,justwasn'tworthit?PaidtoomuchinaneBayauction?Continuedtodosomethingyouknewwasbadforyou?Soldstockstoolate,ortooearly?Takencreditforsuccess,butblamedfailureonexternalcircumstances?Backedthewronghorse?Theseareexamplesofwhattheauthorcallscognitivebiases,simpleerrorsallofusmakeinday-to-daythinking.Butbyknowingwhattheyareandhowtoidentifythem,wecanavoidthemandmakebetterchoices:whetherindealingwithpersonalproblemsorbusinessnegotiations,tryingtosavemoneyorearnprofits,ormerelyworkingoutwhatwereallywantinlife--andstrategizingthebestwaytogetit.Alreadyaninternationalbestseller,TheArtofThinkingClearlydistillscutting-edgeresearchfrombehavioraleconomics,psychology,andneuroscienceintoaclever,practicalguideforanyonewho'severwantedtobewiserandmakebetterdecisions.Anovelist,thinker,andentrepreneur,RolfDobellideftlyshowsthatinordertoleadhappier,moreprosperouslives,wedon'tneedextracunning,newideas,shinygadgets,ormorefrantichyperactivity--allweneedislessirrationality.Simple,clear,andalwayssurprising,thisindispensablebookwillchangethewayyouthinkandtransformyourdecisionmaking--atwork,athome,everyday.Fromwhyyoushouldn'tacceptafreedrinktowhyyoushouldwalkoutofamovieyoudon'tlike,fromwhyit'ssohardtopredictthefuturetowhyyoushouldn'twatchthenews,TheArtofThinkingClearlyhelpssolvethepuzzleofhumanreasoning.