The Art of Thinking Clearly

The Art of Thinking Clearly is a 2013 book by the Swiss writer Rolf Dobelli which describes in short chapters 99 of the most common thinking errors – ranging from cognitive biases to envy and social distortions.

The book was written as weekly columns in leading newspapers in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, and later in two German books. The book was in the top ten of Germany's Der Spiegel Bestseller listDer Spiegel Bestseller List, 12 Jan 2012 for 80 consecutive weeks and has been translated into many languages. Outside Germany and Switzerland, the book hit the top ten bestseller lists in the U.K,The Times bestseller list hardback non-fiction, 21 April 2013 South Korea, India,[Crossword book retailer's bestseller list June 2013] Ireland,Writing.IE Bestseller List, 14 June 2013 Singapore,The Straits Times bestseller list non-fiction, 28 April 2013 and Iran. The book has sold more than three million copies and has been translated in over 50 languages. Author Nassim Taleb has asserted that the book included sections plagiarised from Taleb's manuscript of Antifragile.

See also

List of cognitive biases

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