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The Art of Thinking Clearly

by Rolf Dobelli

★★★★★ 4/5 · Poornadnyan rating

The big idea

Our brains make the same predictable mistakes again and again – learn to spot them and you will make fewer bad decisions.

Read it if…

Busy readers who want to understand thinking errors in short, 3-page chapters.

Skip it if…

You want deep research and explanation rather than quick summaries.

Key ideas in 2 minutes

  1. Sunk cost: don't continue something just because you have already invested in it.
  2. Social proof: "everyone is doing it" is not a reason.
  3. Survivorship bias: we only hear the success stories, not the many failures.

Our review

Perfect for reading one chapter a day with your chai. Each chapter explains one bias with a simple story and leaves you noticing it everywhere.

A great beginner book before the heavier Thinking, Fast and Slow.

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