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A novelist, thinker, and entrepreneur, Rolf Dobelli deftly shows that in order to lead happier, more prosperous lives, we don't need extra cunning, new ideas, shiny gadgets, or more frantic hyperactivity - all we need is less irrationality. Simple, clear, and always surprising, this indispensable audiobook will change the way you think and transform your decision making - at work, at home, every day.

Rolf Dobelli reveals 52 of life's biggest mistakes, and shows why the key to living well is so much simpler than you might think. Just understand what the pitfalls are... then avoid them.

Since antiquity, people have been asking themselves what it means to live a good life. How should I live? What constitutes a good life? Find out.The Art of the Good Life is a toolkit designed for practical living. Here you'll find 52 happiness hacks - from guilt-free shunning of technology to gleefully paying your parking tickets - that are certain to optimize your happiness. These tips may not guarantee you a good life, but they'll give you a better chance (and that's all any of us can ask for).

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.

Author and business mogul Rolf Dobelli brings Audible the release of his latest audiobook, The Art of the Good Life: Clear Thinking for Business and a Better Life. Split into 52 sections with advice on how to live better, The Art of the Good Life offers guidance on how to approach the many issues we're faced with in our daily lives. We talk to Rolf about his audiobook and about what a 'good life' really looks like and ask him for some of his top tips to get there.

So, wie andere Vinylplatten, Videospielkonsolen oder Vintage-Kleider sammeln, sammelt Rolf Dobelli seit Jahren Geschichten von Misserfolgen – Fehlschläge im Leben, in Karrieren, Ehen und Familien. Hier präsentiert er die Sammlung von Verhalten und Denkmustern, die garantiert zu einem miserablen Leben führen – eine Art Enzyklopädie der Idiotie. Und er zeigt: Wenn wir die größten Glücks- und Erfolgskiller im Blick haben und ihnen aus dem Weg gehen, tut sich der richtige Weg automatisch vor uns auf. Ein Hörbuch, das man jedem jungen Erwachsenen in die Hand drücken möchte.

Since the dawn of civilisation, 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 52 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.

Nuestro cerebro está programado para llevar una vida como cazadores y recolectores. Sin embargo, hoy en día vivimos en un mundo radicalmente diferente. Esto conduce a errores de lógica sistemáticos que pueden resultar devastadores para nuestro dinero, nuestra carrera profesional o nuestra suerte. Los textos de Rolf Dobelli no solo son enriquecedores por su contenido, sino porque nos proporcionan el auténtico placer de la lectura.

News is to the mind as sugar is to the body. In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a room full of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now he finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practices what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade. Stop Reading the News is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic form of information - news. He shows the damage it does to our concentration and well-being and how a misplaced sense of duty can misdirect our behaviour.

The Art of Thinking Clearly by world-class thinker and entrepreneur Rolf Dobelli is an eye-opening look at human psychology and reasoning—essential listening for anyone who wants to avoid “cognitive errors” and make better choices in all aspects of their lives.

Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel.

Der Bestseller von Rolf Dobelli ergänzt und aktualisiert. Unser Gehirn ist für ein Leben als Jäger und Sammler optimiert. Heute aber leben wir in einer radikal anderen Welt. Doch wer weiß, wie leicht man sich irren kann, ist besser gewappnet. Rolf Dobelli nimmt die tückischsten Denkfallen unter die Lupe, in die wir immer wieder tappen.

Rolf Dobellis "indiskrete" Fragen an den Hörer sind eine Einladung, sich mit den Bedingungen der eigenen Existenz, den geheimen Spielregeln des menschlichen Miteinanders und den Paradoxien des Lebens auseinanderzusetzen. Sie sind aber darüber hinaus auch ein inspirierendes Angebot, den Verstand zu schärfen, die Argumentationskünste zu trainieren und die Vorstellungskraft zu erweitern. Dobelli verführt uns zu recht ungewöhnlichen Gedankenspielen.

Seit der Antike haben sich Menschen immer wieder die Frage nach dem guten Leben gestellt: Wie soll ich leben? Was macht ein gutes Leben aus? Welche Rolle spielt das Schicksal? Welche Rolle spielt das Geld? Ist das gute Leben eine Sache der Einstellung oder geht es vielmehr um das Erreichen von Lebenszielen? Ist es besser, nach Glück zu streben oder Unglück zu umschiffen? Jede Generation stellt sich diese Fragen neu. Die Antworten sind im Grunde stets enttäuschend. Warum?

Hvordan kan det være, at vi igen og igen kan hoppe ud i fejlslutninger og tanketorsk i hverdagen? International bestseller gør op med 52 sjove og rammende situationer fra hverdag og arbejdsliv, hvor vi burde tænke lidt smartere end vi gør. Uheldigvis bliver menneskets hjerne konstant og systematisk forført af irrationelle impulser. Eksperter, terapeuter og konsulenter bidrager til en kultur, hvor selvovervurdering, fremskridtstro og vanetænkning holder os fanget i uhensigtsmæssige mønstre.

Das neue Hörbuch des SPIEGEl-Bestsellerautors Rolf Dobelli. Wir sind immer bestens informiert und wissen doch so wenig. Warum? Weil wir ständig "News" konsumieren - kleine Häppchen trivialer Geschichten, schreiende Bilder, aufsehenerregende "Fakten". Doch News tun uns nicht gut: Sie vernebeln unseren Geist, verstellen uns den Blick für das wirklich Wichtige, machen uns depressiv und lähmen unsere Willenskraft. Der Bestsellerautor Rolf Dobelli lebt seit vielen Jahren gänzlich ohne News - und kann die befreiende Wirkung dieser Freiheit aus erster Hand schildern.

Vermijd deze 52 fouten en word gelukkig, van bestsellerauteur Rolf Dobelli: Wees een klootzak, Geef snel op, Verzamel negatieve mensen om je heen, Bemoei je met het drama van anderen. In dit nieuwste boek van Rolf Dobelli lees je alles over de grootste fouten die je in je leven kan maken. Als je deze 52 misstappen kent, kun je ze juist omzeilen en tóch dat gelukkige leven leiden. Verhalen over puur geluk zijn namelijk vaak saai, eendimensionaal en flauw. Tegenspoed daarentegen onthult veel meer over de wereld en biedt ons waardevolle levenslessen.

Rolf, son of Hiarandi the Unlucky, is a character who exemplifies the effect of Christ's teachings upon the Icelandic people during their heroic age. The book is set in Iceland in the days when Christianity has come to the island though the old customs still linger. Hiarandi, at the urging of his wife, does an unprecedented thing: he lights a signal fire on a dangerous point of his land, thereby challenging the accepted custom which places lucrative salvage at higher value than the saving of life.

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life.

You might believe you’re thinking clearly in the moments that matter most. But in all likelihood, when the pressure is on, you won’t be thinking at all. And your subsequent actions will inevitably move you further from the results you ultimately seek—love, belonging, success, wealth, victory. According to Farnam Street founder Shane Parrish, we must get better at recognizing these opportunities for what they are, and deploying our cognitive ability in order to achieve the life we want.