The Art of the Good Life: Clear Thinking for Business and a Better Life

Great book full of wisdom and insights for a happy life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

Es un buen libro, llegó a tiempo y en perfecto estado

If you have read, the Art of Thinking clearly then DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. Almost have of what is mentioned in that book is also written here but with slightly different stories. Besides from this boring repititiveness, the author also comes across rather arrogant instead of giving a way of looking on life that can provide happiness, joy, meaning or whatever you are after. Several topics can heavliy be debated and have way more nuances then the author gives credit to. Every chapter deals with a certain aspect of living the so called good life. I have tried to finish the book but was unable to.

I have been reading a nunber of books around the subject of a better life, happiness etc: perhaps it is my age, but I enjoyed this book tremendously, so much so I bought one for my son to read. It is a sort of compendium of social and psycholigal research into why we think or believe the things we do and why we should, perhaps, think differently. The work of Kanemann a nobel prize winner and subject of a fairly recent TV programme, features a lot in respect of the cognitive bias that we humans are prone to and the book is full of such snippets in 99 short chapters plus an epilogue that covers and extensive range of views and behaviours. I have marked several passages for future reference, which is always a good sign for me, because the book does have some useful, relevant and interesting things to say. Will it help clarity of thinking - possibly and may even contribute to the start of a good life, certainly one where we are disabused of some of our far from logical thinking.

Each chapter was concise and on point.Interestingly, in the first week there were three situations that provided opportunities to apply different chapters, and give confidence of how to deal with each situation. This I shared with others who also saw the relevance and value of the ideas and approaches suggested in the book.