Rolf Dobelli

50 thoughts in this book draw on Rolf Dobelli.

Books & sources

• Art of the Good Life: Clear Thinking for Business and a Better Life · 25 thoughts
• Art of Thinking Clearly · 22 thoughts
• art of thinking clearly · 3 thoughts

The thoughts

• Einstein put it this wayThe Flight Plan
• I recommend viewing your own importance from the per-spective…The Relationship With Yourself
• If you ever find yourself in a tight, unanimous…Communication & Conflict
• In conclusionTakeoff Into Chaos
• In doing so, Buffett outlines one of the ideas…The Relationship With Yourself
• In medicine, base-rate neglect plays an important roleThe Mind in the Cockpit
• It's called the focusing illusionThe Heart in the Cockpit
• Live in such a way that you can still…True North
• More recently, meditation has been extolled as a remedy…The Heart in the Cockpit
• Not getting bogged down in self-pity is a golden…The Heart in the Cockpit
• Or, to quote Charlie Munger's "iron prescription" Whenever you…The Heart in the Cockpit
• Overcoming the focusing illusion is key to achieving a…The Heart in the Cockpit
• people believe in the "balancing force of the universeTakeoff Into Chaos
• The entrepreneur Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Opsware and currently…Communication & Conflict
• The entrepreneur Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Opsware and currently…Leadership & Business
• What can't be taken from you are your thoughts…Failure & Resilience
• When it comes to growth rates, do not trust…The Mind in the Cockpit
• Wisdom is a practical abilityThe Flight Plan
• "He would make a few deliberate mistakes to see…The Flight Plan
• "He would make a few deliberate mistakes to see…The Flight Plan
• A doc-tor from London saw the plot of land…The Flight Plan
• A doctor from London saw the plot of land…The Flight Plan
• He concluded that they share the following pattern Meher…The Landing
• He concluded that they share the following pattern Meher…The Landing
• If you ever find yourself in a tight, unanimous…The Flight Plan
• If you find yourself in a tight unanimous group…The Mind in the Cockpit
• In doing so it makes three mistakesTakeoff Into Chaos
• In medicine, base-rate neglect plays an important roleThe Flight Plan
• Inductive thinking doesn't have to be a road to…True North
• Inductive thinking doesn't have to be a road to…True North
• Let's say you want to hire a secretary (sorryTakeoff Into Chaos
• Let's say you want to hire a secretary (sorryThe Flight Plan
• Management gurus push employees in large companies to be…The Flight Plan
• Management gurus push employees in large companies to be…The Flight Plan
• No matter how much you have already invested, only…Expanding Your Range
• No matter how much you have already invested, only…The Flight Plan
• Now I want you to run a little thought…The Flight Plan
• Science calls this the social loafing effectTakeoff Into Chaos
• Science calls this the social loafing effectTakeoff Into Chaos
• Survivorship bias means that people systematically overestimate the chances…The Mind in the Cockpit
• Survivorship bias means thisThe Mind in the Cockpit
• That's why it's essential to keep a box of…The Mind in the Cockpit
• The proper term for this is neglect of probability…Expanding Your Range
• The proper term for this is neglect of probability…The Flight Plan
• Two thousand years ago, the Roman philosopher Seneca wroteExpanding Your Range
• Warren Buffett uses the wonderful term circle of compe…The Mind in the Cockpit
• When it comes to growth rates, do not trust…Expanding Your Range
• Which would you rather?The Mind in the Cockpit
• Why do goals work?Decisions & Choices
• Why do goals work?Goals, Action & Defining Success