Have you ever . . . * Invested time in something that, in hindsight, just wasn't worth it? * Paid too much in an eBay auction? * Continued to do something you knew was bad for you? * Sold stocks too late, or too early? * Taken credit for success, but blamed failure on external circumstances? * Back
The Art of Thinking Clearly
β Scribed by Dobelli, Rolf
- Book ID
- 110201263
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 181 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Have you ever . . .
- Invested time in something that, in hindsight, just wasn't worth it?
- Paid too much in an eBay auction?
- Continued to do 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 what the author calls cognitive biases, simple errors all of us make in day-to-day thinking. But by knowing what they are and how to identify them, we can avoid them and make better choices: whether in dealing with personal problems or business negotiations, trying to save money or earn profits, or merely working out what we really want in life--and strategizing the best way to get it.
Already an international bestseller, The Art of Thinking Clearly distills cutting-edge research from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience into a clever, practical...
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Have you ever . . . * Invested time in something that, in hindsight, just wasn't worth it? * Paid too much in an eBay auction? * Continued to do something you knew was bad for you? * Sold stocks too late, or too early? * Taken credit for success, but blamed failure on external circumstanc