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The art of the good life : 52 surprising shortcuts to happiness, wealth, and success / Rolf Dobelli ; translated by Caroline Waight.

by Dobelli, Rolf, 1966-

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Hachette Books, 2017.

Conduct of life.

9780316445092 (hc.)

Kunst des guten Lebens. English.

First U.S. edition.

x, 260 pages ; 22 cm.

Originally published in German in 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-260).

Mental accounting -- The fine are of correction -- The pledge -- Black box thinking -- Counterproductivity -- The negative art of the good life -- The ovarian lottery -- The intorspection illusion -- The authenticity trap -- The five-second no -- The focusing illusion -- The things you buy leave no real trace -- Fuck-you money -- The circle of competence -- The secret of persistence -- The tyranny of a calling -- The prision of a good reputation -- The "end of history" illusion -- The smaller meaning of life -- Your two selves -- The memory bank -- Life stories are lies -- The "good death" fallacy -- The spiral of self-pity -- Hedonism and Eudemonia -- The circle of dignity -- Part I -- The circle of dignity -- Part II -- The circle of dignity -- Part III -- The book of worries -- The opinion volcano -- Your mental fortress -- Envy -- Prevention -- Mental relief work -- The focus trap -- Read less, but twice -- on principle -- The dogma trap -- Mental subtraction -- The point of maximum deliberation -- Other people's shoes -- The illusion of the changing world -- Part I -- The illusion of the changing world -- Part II -- The "Just World" fallacy -- Cargo cults -- If you run your own race, you can't lose -- The arms race -- Making friends with weirdos -- The secretary problem -- Managing expectations -- Sturgeon's law -- In praise of modesty -- Inner success.

"Since antiquity, people have been asking themselves what it means to live a good life. How should I live? What's the role of fate? What's the role of money? Is it a question of mindset, or is it more about reaching your goals? Is it better to actively seek happiness or to avoid unhappiness? We're constantly searching for a single principle, a single tenet, a single rule. Yet this single, simple path to happiness doesn't exist. Rolf Dobelli, a successful businessman, made finding a shortcut to happiness his life's mission. He's synthesized the leading thinkers and the latest science in happiness in this follow-up book to The Art of Thinking Clearly. A toolkit designed for practical living, with fifty-two happiness hacks - from guilt-free shunning of technology to gleefully paying your parking tickets - that are certain to optimize your happiness. These tips may not guarantee you a good life, but they'll give you a better chance. Rolf Dobelli is a novelist, sailor and pilot. He lives in Lucerne, Switzerland"--Provided by publisher.

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