The Art of Thinking Clearly
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- Author：Rolf Dobelli
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Summary
In engaging prose and with practical examples and anecdotes， an eye-opening look at human reasoning and essential reading for anyone with important decisions to make。
Have you ever:
• Invested time in something that， with hindsight， just wasn't worth it？
• Overpayed in an Ebay auction？
• Continued doing something you knew was bad for you？
• Sold stocks too late， or too early？
• Taken credit for success， but blamed failure on external circumstances？
• Backed the wrong horse？
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 choices-whether dealing with a personal problem or a business negotiation; trying to save money or make money; working out what we do or don't want in life: and how best to get it。
Simple， clear and always surprising， this indispensable book will change the way you think and transform your decision-making-work， at home， every day。 It reveals， in 99 short chapters， the most common errors of judgment， and how to avoid them。
Have you ever:
• Invested time in something that， with hindsight， just wasn't worth it？
• Overpayed in an Ebay auction？
• Continued doing something you knew was bad for you？
• Sold stocks too late， or too early？
• Taken credit for success， but blamed failure on external circumstances？
• Backed the wrong horse？
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 choices-whether dealing with a personal problem or a business negotiation; trying to save money or make money; working out what we do or don't want in life: and how best to get it。
Simple， clear and always surprising， this indispensable book will change the way you think and transform your decision-making-work， at home， every day。 It reveals， in 99 short chapters， the most common errors of judgment， and how to avoid them。
Reviews
chiara
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Ich habe mir extra viel Zeit für das Buch genommen， weil es sehr kompakt Information enthält。 Ich habe so viel gelernt， und werde hoffentlich noch öfters auf das Buch zurückgreifen！
Leila Stevens
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A bit fluffy
Hojjat Sayyadi
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به خوشخوانی کتاب دیگرش نیست ولی نکات بدردبخور خوبی داره。 جالبه نویسنده رمان نویس حرفه ای هست ولی به فارسی ترجمه نشدند
Noushin
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I didn't read the whole book。 I actually read upto 61 pages。 I have enjoyed the part where he actually writes about cognitive biases。 However， this book reads a lot like the author is selling his idea rather than logically presenting it。 I don't know if it's because it's a commercial book and not an academic one。 However critical topics like cognitive biases mellowed down and the attacking tone towards investors， doctors， and psychologists is something I cannot tolerate。 The author clearly has h I didn't read the whole book。 I actually read upto 61 pages。 I have enjoyed the part where he actually writes about cognitive biases。 However， this book reads a lot like the author is selling his idea rather than logically presenting it。 I don't know if it's because it's a commercial book and not an academic one。 However critical topics like cognitive biases mellowed down and the attacking tone towards investors， doctors， and psychologists is something I cannot tolerate。 The author clearly has hisown biases and maybe he was just using this attacking tone to connect to a certain group of people？ I don't know。 I would rather read a textbook on this topic。 。。。more
Linh Than
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Really liked the writing style， concise yet full of facts， figures， citations， and example anecdotes to illustrate his points。 A lot of the cognitive flaws could've been combined into one， yet I couldn't help thinking that they're separated， and spread across the book intentionally as "reminders"。 Good food for thoughts， loved the epilogue。 Really liked the writing style， concise yet full of facts， figures， citations， and example anecdotes to illustrate his points。 A lot of the cognitive flaws could've been combined into one， yet I couldn't help thinking that they're separated， and spread across the book intentionally as "reminders"。 Good food for thoughts， loved the epilogue。 。。。more
Aaron
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excellent book。 99 small sections going over a way we think poorly。 I'm certain to read this again 。。。 probably slower。。。 maybe an item a day as a side read。。。 we'll see。 I would encourage anyone to pick it up。 Being aware will help 。。。 but you won't stop making some of these mistakes。 they're just well engrained in us - but knowing them will help。 excellent book。 99 small sections going over a way we think poorly。 I'm certain to read this again 。。。 probably slower。。。 maybe an item a day as a side read。。。 we'll see。 I would encourage anyone to pick it up。 Being aware will help 。。。 but you won't stop making some of these mistakes。 they're just well engrained in us - but knowing them will help。 。。。more
SH
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Not everything was necessarily relatable。
Gr
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If you're expecting ground-breaking theories and solutions to clear， rational thinking， you're in the wrong place。 It， basically， is a list of thinking errors which seem to be common knowledge。 You will merely learn the names of the cognitive biases you are already familiar with and some experiments conducted by psychologists and such。 The chapters were short and to the point which was great。 Despite that， it got pretty tedious towards the end。The best way to master the art of clear thinking is If you're expecting ground-breaking theories and solutions to clear， rational thinking， you're in the wrong place。 It， basically， is a list of thinking errors which seem to be common knowledge。 You will merely learn the names of the cognitive biases you are already familiar with and some experiments conducted by psychologists and such。 The chapters were short and to the point which was great。 Despite that， it got pretty tedious towards the end。The best way to master the art of clear thinking is through trial and error。 There isn't anything in this book that you cannot figure out from experience or reflection。I did not completely hate reading this。 The best way to get the most from this book is to mark the parts you need to work on or the tips that seem useful to you and skim through them every now and then。 That is， treat it as a handbook or like a set of reminders。 。。。more
Zahra Labbafan
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برای یک بار خوندن خوبه
Amirhossein
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One of the books that tells the truth and doesn't bother with nice but undoable mottos。 One of the books that tells the truth and doesn't bother with nice but undoable mottos。 。。。more
Jonas
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An introduction to 100 variations of cognitive biases。 Most of the examples and descriptions were interesting and very relatable to daily ways of non-logical thinking。 A drawback is that not everything in life can be logically explained， defined or numerically compared。 For instance the ‘something-something’ bias that explains why volunteer work is often not worth it， as your hourly rate at work would make is more sensible to work an extra hour and pay someone else to do the volunteering for you An introduction to 100 variations of cognitive biases。 Most of the examples and descriptions were interesting and very relatable to daily ways of non-logical thinking。 A drawback is that not everything in life can be logically explained， defined or numerically compared。 For instance the ‘something-something’ bias that explains why volunteer work is often not worth it， as your hourly rate at work would make is more sensible to work an extra hour and pay someone else to do the volunteering for you。 Pure logic and makes a lot of sense， but neglects the impact that volunteering may have on for example our psychological and social feeling of meaning and value。 Is there such a thing as a cognitive bias in which we are inclined to overthink or overestimate the value on logical thinking？Ok， the book was well worth the read， and I just bumped it down from 4 stars as I’m had some objections to the - in general good - summary of cognitive biases。 。。。more
Dony
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A seemingly random collection of logical fallacies showcased to enlighten and warn - some adjacent chapters do seem to have a tenuous underlying theme however。 The transcript is terse and incoherent at places with analogies and parables that either seem to miss the mark or entirely dissipate into ramble。 Not certain if this was due to original work being translated into English。 Perhaps it suffers from "Chauffeur['s] knowledge" mentioned in one of the chapters as a result of the translation - a A seemingly random collection of logical fallacies showcased to enlighten and warn - some adjacent chapters do seem to have a tenuous underlying theme however。 The transcript is terse and incoherent at places with analogies and parables that either seem to miss the mark or entirely dissipate into ramble。 Not certain if this was due to original work being translated into English。 Perhaps it suffers from "Chauffeur['s] knowledge" mentioned in one of the chapters as a result of the translation - a superficial exposition by someone who's acclimatized owing to repetition rather than expert or practicable knowledge。Apart for that， some inferences based on allegory have been thrown in， which fails to merit an valid application to anyone other than then person it happened to。 Even then it's mostly a tool of historical recount rather than as a buttress for the future。 There are arguably a handful of wise nuggets found in a few chapters but overall it feels tenuous and easily dismissed once read through。 。。。more
Mahmoud Ghoz
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This book is about biases。 I liked most of the book and the way the author represents himself in the beginning and the way he represents his idea about each bias
Liya
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Best nuttig， jammer dat ik het niet ga onthouden
Andrew Marin
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Really a great book。 At times it felt repetitive and had many "got ya" moments。We're human - we have human instincts - we'll make quick decisions that aren't always right。 Really a great book。 At times it felt repetitive and had many "got ya" moments。We're human - we have human instincts - we'll make quick decisions that aren't always right。 。。。more
Payam Dowlatyari
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This book is about common fallacies we face in our daily lives。 The author discusses 99 ways of thinking better and not following the illusions that have become norms in society。 Each mini essay is about 2 to 3 pages long and well-structured。 The author is not a university professor but uses many sources and scientific studies with proper citations。 The most significant aspect of the book is the author's use of simple language for demonstrating complicated concepts。 This book is about common fallacies we face in our daily lives。 The author discusses 99 ways of thinking better and not following the illusions that have become norms in society。 Each mini essay is about 2 to 3 pages long and well-structured。 The author is not a university professor but uses many sources and scientific studies with proper citations。 The most significant aspect of the book is the author's use of simple language for demonstrating complicated concepts。 。。。more
kushal
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Absolutely delighted to read this book。 Simultaneously brought the kindle edition along with Audible version for making notes。
Adam Gloege
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I enjoyed this book。 I’m not sure that I agree with the extent to which the author extends the application of some of his principles。 Doing so would eradicate the value of faith and certain professions like finance。 It appears to reflect the lack of value that the author himself places in some of those arenas。 That having been said the basic principles of the book are enlightening and show many common flaws in how people think and process information in the world。 This is one that is worth readi I enjoyed this book。 I’m not sure that I agree with the extent to which the author extends the application of some of his principles。 Doing so would eradicate the value of faith and certain professions like finance。 It appears to reflect the lack of value that the author himself places in some of those arenas。 That having been said the basic principles of the book are enlightening and show many common flaws in how people think and process information in the world。 This is one that is worth reading a second time to further absorb the most applicable points to one’s own life。 。。。more
Alex Salo
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A quick overview of all the known biases， fallacies， and other limitations in human reasoning。 I like the comprehensiveness of the list， but it comes a bit dry as the author tries to explain everything so succinctly that it does not really sink in。 There are books written on each of these 50+ chapters， and they go into a great length explaining how the bias works， how to fight it， why it's important， and what are the implications。 This also means that most of the chapters are very obvious to any A quick overview of all the known biases， fallacies， and other limitations in human reasoning。 I like the comprehensiveness of the list， but it comes a bit dry as the author tries to explain everything so succinctly that it does not really sink in。 There are books written on each of these 50+ chapters， and they go into a great length explaining how the bias works， how to fight it， why it's important， and what are the implications。 This also means that most of the chapters are very obvious to anyone who read books like Freakonomics， Thinking Fast and Slow， The Winner's Curse and anything else by Amos Tversky， Daniel Kahneman， Dan Ariely etc。 That said I did find a few chapters that I've never seen before。 A very simple observation really caught my attention。 If you have two groups of results， you can often improve the averages in *both* groups by trading the results。 Consider this joke: a Texan moving to California increases the average IQ in both states。 This joke implies that people in Texas， on average， are smarter than in California。 And those who move out are dumber than average in Texas。 However， they are smarter than average in California。 Therefore， a dump Texan that moved out increased Texas's average， but since they are smarter than average in California， they also increased the average in California。 Obviously， the global average did not change。 This goes to show the dealing with averages is extremely tricky。 Anyway， can recommend as a light and entertaining read that has completely unrelated chapters， and you can skip the obvious ones。 But don't expect to find much eye-opening material。 。。。more
Paul Williams
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I like to read one of these types of books every so often to force me to look at things differently and this certainly did the job。
Mr Hưng
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Sách đầy thông tin thú vị để chúng ta bớt tin vào loài người。*Thiệt luôn。Con người không hoàn hảo， và thậm chí， còn thường xuyên sai lầm。Nhưng biết vậy không phải để dừng tin loài người， mà để hiểu rằng đứa bạn hôm bữa xạo mình hóa ra nó không cố tình。 Nó cũng bị nhầm lẫn giữa cái nghe có vẻ đúng và cái đúng thật sự。Nên chúng ta sẽ có thêm niềm cảm thông với mọi người xung quanh。Và cảm thông với chính mình， vì sao tháng trước mua iPhone 15 Pro Max dù nhu cầu chỉ là nghe gọi。Và，Hiểu về những lỗi Sách đầy thông tin thú vị để chúng ta bớt tin vào loài người。*Thiệt luôn。Con người không hoàn hảo， và thậm chí， còn thường xuyên sai lầm。Nhưng biết vậy không phải để dừng tin loài người， mà để hiểu rằng đứa bạn hôm bữa xạo mình hóa ra nó không cố tình。 Nó cũng bị nhầm lẫn giữa cái nghe có vẻ đúng và cái đúng thật sự。Nên chúng ta sẽ có thêm niềm cảm thông với mọi người xung quanh。Và cảm thông với chính mình， vì sao tháng trước mua iPhone 15 Pro Max dù nhu cầu chỉ là nghe gọi。Và，Hiểu về những lỗi tư duy này để giúp bản thân bớt sai lầm。 Từ đó giúp đưa ra quyết định đúng đắn hơn trong các tình huống trong cuộc sống。Tên sách có phần "kêu" quá， đọc hoài không thấy "nghệ thuật" ở đâu。 Nhưng cũng nhấn mạnh một điều， đọc sách này không giúp chúng ta ngây lập tức có thể suy nghĩ rõ ràng， mà chỉ là những thông tin ban đầu để chúng ta dần dần， thực hành， và nhận diện trong cuộc sống sắp tới。 Và， chỉ khi thực hành đủ lâu， thì lúc đó người ta mới ngộ được， lúc đó thì mới đạt được cái gọi là "nghệ thuật"。*Còn sách thì vẫn thú vị， khuyến đọc nhé。 。。。more
Natalie
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I’ve been intrigued by the way people think since I was a very young adult。 I even made a professional career out of dissecting people’s faulty thinking and teaching them how to challenge those irrational thoughts。 So， I’m always interested in learning more thinking errors for my own personal growth as well as the population I serve。 Rolf Dobelli is a Swiss author who originally began his writing career as a novelist。 In The Art of Thinking Clearly， Dobelli examines the cognitive biases， or thin I’ve been intrigued by the way people think since I was a very young adult。 I even made a professional career out of dissecting people’s faulty thinking and teaching them how to challenge those irrational thoughts。 So， I’m always interested in learning more thinking errors for my own personal growth as well as the population I serve。 Rolf Dobelli is a Swiss author who originally began his writing career as a novelist。 In The Art of Thinking Clearly， Dobelli examines the cognitive biases， or thinking errors， we engage on a daily basis。 I listened to the audiobook and can definitely see how a physical copy of this book would be super helpful。 He identifies 99 cognitive biases in relatively short chapters。 The large number of errors discussed in audio format made it difficult for me to remember them for the best application。 Dobelli explains each concept thoroughly and provides understandable and relatable examples。 There are times where he uses math， statistics， and probabilities to illustrate his point。 Well， I have a serious aversion to anything math related。 I suck at it and likely always will。 So， those examples were naturally hard for me， but may be very helpful for others skilled with numbers。 Overall， I enjoyed this and am glad I read it。 。。。more
Marcel Magon
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Fa un riassunto pratico， e fino a certo punto pitoresco e aneddotico sulla teoria della razionalità limitata。。。。。。subgrande differenziale è il proprio modo di scrivere di Dobelli， e alla struttura del struttura del libro， diviso tra capitoli corti， quasi a pennelli。。。
Alexia Colaco
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I realize how many things i have commit a mistake。 Pour judgment was present in my life and those who surrond me。 Error in statistics and making decisions are cleaer with this book。This reading realy help and is openmind :）
Fateme
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من نسخه صوتی این کتاب رو با صدای عادل فردوسی پور شنیدم؛واقعیتش این کتاب با گویش هیجانی آقای فردوسی پور جور در نمیاد。اما خود کتاب عالی بود؛این کتاب باعث میشه خیلی شفاف تر واقعیت رو ببینید و درست تصمیم و حتی قضاوت کنید。لازم میدونم که بگم حتما برای درک و تعمیق مطالب نیاز به خوندن چندباره و همراه با تامل هست؛به کار بستن که جای خود دارد:）
Sanaz Rezapour
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اولین کتابی که من از این نویسنده خوندم هنر خوب زندگی کردن بود که برای من آموزنده تر از این کتاب بود。این کتابش هم ارزش خوندن رو داره و اگر یکسری موارد که براتون تازگی دارند رو خلاصه نویسی کنید و به مرور بکار بگیرید مفید خواهد بود، اما تمام مطالبش جدید نیست。یکسری خطا ها هستن که یا ذاتا باهاشون آشنا هستیم یا قبلا یه کتاب جدای کامل و ریزبینانه ازشون خوندیم。برای من که اینطور بود。 و مثال هایی که برای درک خطاها زده شده اکثرا مثال های مالی و سرمایه گزاری هستن، میتونستن ملموس تر باشن。و متاسفانه بطور کل ه اولین کتابی که من از این نویسنده خوندم هنر خوب زندگی کردن بود که برای من آموزنده تر از این کتاب بود。این کتابش هم ارزش خوندن رو داره و اگر یکسری موارد که براتون تازگی دارند رو خلاصه نویسی کنید و به مرور بکار بگیرید مفید خواهد بود، اما تمام مطالبش جدید نیست。یکسری خطا ها هستن که یا ذاتا باهاشون آشنا هستیم یا قبلا یه کتاب جدای کامل و ریزبینانه ازشون خوندیم。برای من که اینطور بود。 و مثال هایی که برای درک خطاها زده شده اکثرا مثال های مالی و سرمایه گزاری هستن، میتونستن ملموس تر باشن。و متاسفانه بطور کل هیچ رفرنسی داده نشده。اما اگر برای هر نوع شناخت بیشتر ذهن انسان کنجکاوید براتون جالب خواهد بود。 。。。more
Blossomée
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It was very pleasant reading for me。 Love it
حمده الشامسية
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كتاب جميل لمن يهمه أن يعرف عن الأخطاء الأكثر شيوعا في طرق التفكير واتخاذ القرار كتاب جميل وسهل ومدعوم بالدراسات في الغالبممتع جدا
Marco Sansalone
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Interesting if you want to be aware about many possible cognitive biases。 On the other side 99 examples could be a bit overwhelming or difficult to remember and what you got from the book could be less than the real content。
Natalie Van Niekerk
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