The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli
Ninety-nine cognitive biases, each in two or three pages, from survivorship bias to the sunk-cost fallacy. Dobelli's book is a compact field guide, more breadth than depth, and some entries borrow heavily from others' work. It is a useful reference and a quick way to learn the vocabulary of error.
Read it if…
you want a short, scannable catalogue of thinking mistakes.
Skip it if…
you want to understand the mechanisms; the entries are too brief for that.
Three things you will actually use
- Name the bias when you spot it.
- Beware of survivorship bias in success stories, including these.
- Ignore sunk costs; decide on the future only.
Do this first
Read three entries a day and look for each bias in your own week.
Our verdict
Handy and shallow; a reference, not an argument.
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