I love a book that challenges my worldview and enlarges my perspective.
The Art of Thinking Clearly does both. Mr. Dobelli has spent years compiling a list of logical fallacies and cognitive errors. A healthy spread of applications from business to personal affairs makes the material very readable. I personally loved the short, bite sized chapters. This 358 page book is divided into 99 chapters making it easy to read a little bit here and a little bit there.
Overall, I feel that I am better equipped to evaluate big decisions in a logical manner.
On a side note, Mr. Dobelli missed one of the key cognitive errors I deal with on a daily basis. I call it the PBJ Phenomenon. It's the lapse in linear thought that is a result of trying to keep a middle school boy full. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner? Those are merely 3 meals in an 8 meal day. Perhaps, we'll see a revised edition in the future.
No comments:
Post a Comment