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The Art of the Good Life: Clear Thinking for Business and a Better Life [Nov 02, 2017] Dobelli, Rolf Hardcover – November 2, 2017


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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ SCEPTRE (November 2, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473667488
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473667488
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.49 x 0.94 x 7.17 inches
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ROLF DOBELLI, born in 1966, is a Swiss novelist, writer and thinker. He received his PhD from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the founder of WORLD.MINDS, an international community of the leading personalities in science, business, geopolitics, and the arts. His books have been translated in 47 languages. Rolf Dobelli lives in Switzerland.

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A book for practical people
I heard about this book on The Investors Podcast. Guy Spier (famed investor) nudged the podcast hosts to review this book. They did.The name of the book is a little cheesy, but the content is anything but. It is a collection of 52 tools and attitudes to life. The author draws heavily on the insights from psychology, behavioral economics, philosophy (stoicism in particular), and business/investing. You will like it if you are a fan of the works by Daniel Kahneman, Seneca, and Charlie Munger.Pros: Easy to read (each chapter is only 2-3 pages long and to the point), very practical/applicable, no BS, makes you consider new angles of thought. Will probably keep going back to this book over the years.Cons: Some of the tools/methods are too banal/obvious (e.g. Chapter 49: The Less You Expect, The Happier You Will Be). Some chapters could be just left out.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022
I like Dobelli's neat, concise, systematic way of presenting his idea. His sentences has no redundancy, making reading his book in our fast paced daily life a pleasure.
His work "The art of thinkinbg clearly" become my bible. It was a piece of genius work, I think it is a master piece which worth awards.
This work is a more relaxed, leisure guide of how to be happy, by thinking in certain way (not really clearly) to make our lifes better. I like this book also very much.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018
I heard about this book on The Investors Podcast. Guy Spier (famed investor) nudged the podcast hosts to review this book. They did.
The name of the book is a little cheesy, but the content is anything but. It is a collection of 52 tools and attitudes to life. The author draws heavily on the insights from psychology, behavioral economics, philosophy (stoicism in particular), and business/investing. You will like it if you are a fan of the works by Daniel Kahneman, Seneca, and Charlie Munger.
Pros: Easy to read (each chapter is only 2-3 pages long and to the point), very practical/applicable, no BS, makes you consider new angles of thought. Will probably keep going back to this book over the years.
Cons: Some of the tools/methods are too banal/obvious (e.g. Chapter 49: The Less You Expect, The Happier You Will Be). Some chapters could be just left out.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A book for practical people
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018
I heard about this book on The Investors Podcast. Guy Spier (famed investor) nudged the podcast hosts to review this book. They did.
The name of the book is a little cheesy, but the content is anything but. It is a collection of 52 tools and attitudes to life. The author draws heavily on the insights from psychology, behavioral economics, philosophy (stoicism in particular), and business/investing. You will like it if you are a fan of the works by Daniel Kahneman, Seneca, and Charlie Munger.
Pros: Easy to read (each chapter is only 2-3 pages long and to the point), very practical/applicable, no BS, makes you consider new angles of thought. Will probably keep going back to this book over the years.
Cons: Some of the tools/methods are too banal/obvious (e.g. Chapter 49: The Less You Expect, The Happier You Will Be). Some chapters could be just left out.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017
This new book by Rolf Dobelli is even better than his last ("The art of thinking clearly"). He shows, in an impressive way, that there is not a SINGLE principle to the good life, not one sacred degree. What we need instead are various mental tools (he calls them "thinking tools") that we can use depending on our circumstances. He presents the 52 most important ones, but he also makes it clear that there are even more thinking tools available for our use. Many sources of the book are 2500 years old (mainly from the field of Stoicism), which he skillfully links with the findings of modern psychology. Plus this book has incredibly creative illustrations for each chapter – you might not get them at first, but by the end of the chapter it "clicks". Very smart way to remember the core lesson of each chapter! Readers are given a wonderful, surprising and above all applicable philosophy of life for the 21st century. A truly good book!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018
One of my favorite recent reads and I have since given as a gift to many friends.

I learned about this book from The Investors Podcast's review, where it was originally recommended by Guy Spier (Thank you!). The book is a series of short practical principles for optimizing happiness in life. I think anyone can learn from the varied lessons and immediately add additional joy to his or her life.

Topics covered including gratitude, approach learning, and perspectives on wealth and prosperity.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2021
As usual like the art of thinking clearly, very engaging abs thoughtful book and nice example. But I feel like some of arguments are a bit bias. 😊😊😊
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2018
This is my kind of book. I really enjoyed the philosophy, wisdom, and thoughts that make you "think". Great life hacks to help you live the live you deserve. If there was one area I didn't love as much was that focus on Warren Buffett. The author seems to find a way to glorify him at all turns but if you can look past that point it's great information. I would highly recommend this book to everyone.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2019
Been attracted to Stoicism most of my life. Reading this book was validation that my life philosophy (basically Stoic) is not quirky or weird. Nowadays it seems most people embrace worldviews that are not particularly resilient when "Fate" happens. I highly recommend this book and have already gifted it to several people I believed would benefit from its wisdom. A must-have book.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
The books is filled with great tricks. I have read to the 10 th cahpater and I would say 70% of the chapters are useful!!

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Eyeguy2012
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid advice
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2024
This book gave me a few insights about myself, as well as some actionable ideas to use daily to improve my quality of life.
Evandro B.
3.0 out of 5 stars Dos discursos de auto aujda, esse parece mais sobrio. Portanto, util.
Reviewed in Brazil on March 27, 2022
Existem uma montanha de porcaria nesses discursos de 'auto ajuda' , isso se dave ao fato desses serem norteados por um pensamento individualista e materialista. Produtos de nossos tempos de capitalismo tardio. Negligenciam a história e a natureza da espécie humana e da natureza em si. Esse livro, consegue abarcar um pouco dessa parte negligenciada, que nos faz tão humanos. Ainda assim, não deixa de ser pretensioso. Pois é uma espécie de manual para a vida, algo que a meu ver, não existe.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for typically fallacies
Reviewed in India on January 28, 2024
As usual as good read on topic as previous books from R. Dobelli..
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5.0 out of 5 stars I can't recommend this book enough.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2021
What a great book. This is the second time I've read this. This time fully and more slowly, and I "read it - read it."
I will be taking Rolf's advice of really immersing myself in the collected wisdom to deepen the learning and forward actions into my life.
I decided to read books in more depth rather than running to the next one.
"The Art of the Good Life" is a great book. One that I will be encouraging my daughter to read once she's been up-versioned beyond the teenage operating system she is currently running on (for parents who have teenagers, you will know what I mean).
I can't recommend this book enough.
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Karina Andrea Sanchez Enriquez
5.0 out of 5 stars Recomendable
Reviewed in Mexico on January 18, 2020
Es un buen libro, llegó a tiempo y en perfecto estado