#Rolf dobelli

[papillon-de-mai]

" [...] Fiction is a certain packaging of the truth, or higher truths. Indeed I find that there is more truth in Proust, albeit it is officially fictional, than in the babbling analyses of the New York Times that give us the illusions of understanding what's going on. Newspapers have officially the right facts, but their interpretations are imaginary - and their choice of facts are arbitrary. They lie with right facts; a novelist says the truth with wrong facts."

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, in conversation with Rolf Dobelli

[theladwhoisweird]

Eliminate all errors and better thinking will follow.

- Rolf Dobelli, "The Art of Thinking Clearly"

[thndrstd]

Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life by Rolf Dobelli My rating: 4 of 5 stars A short book about how the news is not necessarily the news or that important to your life yet will contribute to your stress, worry, anxiety, and muddled thinking. View all my reviews

[usunezukoinezu]

''We empathize more with Anne Frank than with a similar girl who was immediately arrested and sent to Auschwitz. Compared to other detentions, Anne Frank’s is an exception. Of course, the availability bias also plays a role. Anne Frank’s story is known worldwide through her diary. Most other detentions are forgotten and therefore not available to us.''

-Rolf Dobelli, The art of thinking clearly

[dukeofmercury]

Our central nervous system reacts disproportionately strongly to visible, scandalous, sensationalist, shocking, personal, loud, striking, polarising, rapidly changing, colourful stimuli - and disproportionately weakly to abstract, ambivalent, complex, slowly developing, interrelated pieces of information that require some degree of interpretation. Producers of the news systematically exploit this distortion in our perspective. The news media, whether big or small, is obsessed with the immediate. Gripping stories, shrieking images, shocking videos and astonishing 'facts' grab our attention. This is how their business model works. The adverts that finance the whole circus will only be sold if they're going to be seen: if they're surrounded by garish news stories. The upshot? Anything subtle, complex and abstract, anything that develops slowly and is remotely abstruse, will be systematically dismissed by the media, and by ourselves, despite being the content that actually matters more to our lives and genuinely furthers our understanding of the world.

Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading The News

[digitalesleben]

Ohne News im Digitalen Leben - geht das?

Wie kann man leicht Lebenszeit zurückgewinnen? Laut Rolf Dobelli, dem Autor des Buchs Die Kunst des digitalen Lebens ist das möglich, wenn man auf News verzichtet. Ich habe das Hörbuch gekauft und die Argumente des Autors geprüft. Hier meine Ergebnisse.

Rolf Dobelli ist der Autor einer Ratgeber-Buchreihe, die beschreibt, wie wir uns in unserer modernen (digitalen) Welt zurechtfinden können. Ratgeber wie Die Kunst des klaren Denkens, Die Kunst des klugen Handelns und Die Kunst des guten Lebens. In seinem neuesten Buch von 2019 will er uns Die Kunst des digitalen Lebens aufzeigen. Der Titel hat mich magisch angezogen. Ich wollte wissen, was ich…

[bamtorin]

This book is legit so funny. It's sure a negative one but author has a sense of humor

[itsnothingbutluck]

Unzählige Leser begeistern sich für Rolf Dobellis gescheite Texte über unsere häufigsten Denkfehler. Doch wer Dobellis Ratschläge zum klaren Denken beherzigt, ist noch lange nicht aus dem Schneider, denn auf dem Weg vom Denken zum Handeln lauern weitere Fallstricke. Glücklicherweise kann man die umgehen - wenn man weiß, wie. Genau das verrät "Die Kunst des klugen Handelns": In 52 Kapiteln zeigt Dobelli, warum es sich lohnt, Türen zu schließen und auf Optionen zu verzichten, warum Informationsüberfluss zu unklugem Handeln anstiftet, warum Geld stets in emotionale Kleider gehüllt ist und wir es darum oft unbedacht ausgeben. Rolf Dobelli gibt Ihnen das nötige Rüstzeug: Schlagen Sie nicht jeden Irrweg ein, nur weil andere ihn gehen. Lernen Sie aus den Fehlern, die andere freundlicherweise für Sie machen. Denken Sie klar und handeln Sie klug!

[kogji]

Christopher Nolan clears up my confusions about tsctir

A while back I wrote two posts about tsctir and its writers’ witless and unworkable plan for protection that I found insultive. I received some comments from fans that made me wonder how they could ignore the most obvious facts. It sounded like self-deception or forced justification to me. I, honestly, couldn't get it out of my mind how they can't see such transparent things. I needed to know the reason behind it.

I mean;

>>> Of course, one who walks on a dangerous path would keep the existence of his loved ones a secret so as not to disrupt their peaceful lives.

>>> Of course, family is precious in all cultures and they can and will be used against you, especially if you are on bad terms. The former Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry are solid evidence for this.

>>> Of course, throughout history, the lower class has been neglected, damaged and suffered the most.

>>> Of course, a doting person uses all his resources to assure his family is in the best condition.

>>> Of course, someone who is kidnapped, assaulted, hospitalized, and limping to dungeons cannot be considered protected.

I could go on and on, but the fans don't notice these flaws in story at all. And this was very strange and incomprehensible to me. How can hundreds of thousands of people close their eyes on something at the same time? That's how Christopher Nolan came to my aid.

His acclaimed movie The Prestige, an adaptation of the novel by Christopher Priest, is one of my favorites. The story is about the long-term feud between two magicians. Somewhere in the movie, the main character's mentor says this about spectators of magic trick:

"Now you're looking for the secret. But you won't find it because of course, you're not really looking. You don't really want to work it out. You want to be fooled."

Audiences always just want to be entertained. Having a critical view and looking for logic spoils the fun. You have to fall in the trap that the writer has prepared for you so that you can have a good time and enjoy. What is good about Christmas if children don't believe in Santa Claus?

The tsctir writers knew that the moment they declared Yoohyun as an devoted brother, the fans would only shed tears and praise him. No one questions the avoidable dangers and tortures that Yoohyun inflicts on Yoojin for almost a decade. No one thinks about him not using his recourses to protect his family. Any harm to Yoojin and the guild would never be able to restore its image but no one questions why a professional business man would ridicule Yoojin to flatter his boss instead of handling him as a threat to the future of their guild. No. It's no fun too look, think and see the truth.

Attack on Titan fans consider Eren who killed 80% of humanity and destroyed cities, a hero. Why wouldn't tsctir fans consider Yoohyun who made Yoojin's life a living hell, a devoted brother?

Writing about tsctir and getting to know the opinions of fans and trying to make sense of them was very educational for me. I guess I should read The Art of Thinking Clearly book by Rolf Dobelli again.

[thegrowingtomboy]

All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.

Rolf Dobelli, The Art of Thinking Clearly

[a-girl-reborn]

READING LIST FOR 2024

• [🎀] - priority • [✔] - finished • [👁] - now reading • [💭] - next up •

💌 Human Kind (Rutger Bregman) [👁]

🍒 Utopia for Realists (Rutger Bregman) [🎀]

💌 Joyful (Ingrid Fettel Lee) [🎀💭]

🍒 A Paradise Built in Hell (Rebecca Solnit)

💌 Tribe (Sebastian Junger)

🍒 The Art Of Frugal Hedonism (Annie Raser-Rowland, Adam Grubb) [🎀]

💌 Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)

🍒 Weird (Olga Khazan) [🎀]

💌 The Art of Thinking Clearly (Rolf Dobelli) [🎀]

🍒 Civilized To Death (Christopher Ryan) [🎀]

💌 The Courage To Be Disliked (Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga) [🎀]

🍒 The Courage To Be Happy (Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga) [🎀]

💌 The Practice of Not Thinking (Ryonosuke Koike)

🍒 This Is How You Heal (Brianna Wiest) [🎀]

💌 Authetic Happiness (Martin. E. P. Seligman)

🍒 Flourish (Martin. E. P. Seligman)

💌 How To Stop Feeling Like Shit (Andrea Owen) [🎀]

🍒 How To Be a Good Creature (Montgomery Sy)

💌 The Hope Circuit (Martin. E. P. Seligman)

🍒 Homo Deus (Yuval Noah Harari)

💌 Healing Is The New High (Vex King) [🎀]

🍒 Wintering (Katherine May)

💌 The Strength In Our Scars (Bianca Sparacino) [🎀]

🍒 Ego Is The Enemy (Ryan Holiday)

💌 The Mountain Is You (Brianna Wiest) [🎀]

🍒 Getting Through What You Can't Get Over (Anita Agers-Brooks)

💌 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess (Dr. Caroline Leaf)

🍒 How To Be Your Own Therapist (Owen O'Kane) [🎀]

💌 Living Consciously (Yvette Ratshikhopha)

🍒 Adult Children Of Emotionally Immature Parents (Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD.) [🎀]

💌 Girl On Fire (Cara Alwill Leyba)

🍒 It's Not Fair (Melanie Dale)

💌 The Highly Sensitive Person (Elaine N. Aron PH.D.) [🎀]

🍒 Tiny Traumas (Dr. Meg Arroll)

💌 Be Not Afraid Of Love (Mimi Zhu)

🍒 The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (Philippa Perry) [🎀]

💌 The Art Of Noticing (Rob Walker)

🍒 The Child In You (Stefanie Stahl) [🎀]

💌 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think (Brianna Wiest)

🍒 The Pivot Year (Brianma Wiest) [🎀]

💌 How To Hug A Porcupine (Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis) [🎀]

🍒 Why Simple Wins (Lisa Bodell)

💌 Don't Overthink It (Anne Bogel) [🎀]

🍒 Why Did Nobody Tell Me This Before (Dr. Julie Smith)

💌 Mother Hunger (Kelly McDaniel) [🎀]

🍒 The Art Of Self-Therapy (Nick Trenton) [🎀]

💌 A Witch's Guide To Crafting Your Practice (Lisa McSherry) [🎀]

🍒 A Gentle Reminder (Bianca Sparacino)

[theladwhoisweird]

If you think too much, you cut off your mind from the wisdom of your feelings.

- Rolf Dobelli

[readbooksummary]

The Art of Thinking Clearly Book Summary

The Art of Thinking Clearly Summary, it 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.

https://www.readbooksummary.com/2023/11/the-art-of-thinking-clearly-summary.html

[usunezukoinezu]

''...the availability bias can lead into the false consensus effect. Whoever deliberates on a question can easily recall their conclusions (they are available). The person wrongly assumes that these findings will be as readily available to someone else. The self-serving bias also influences the false-consensus effect. Whoever wants to present something in a convincing manner does well to tell themselves that many (maybe even the majority) share their view and that their ideas will not fall on deaf ears. Philosophy deems the false-consensus effect “naive realism”: People are convinced that their positions are well thought out. Whoever fails to share their views will see the light if they reflect and open their minds sufficiently.''

-Rolf Dobelli, The art of thinking clearly

[dukeofmercury]

Anything that might pique readers' interest and boost sales was considered newsworthy by the publishers, regardless of whether it was actually important. This fundamental fraud - the new being sold as the relevant - has persisted to this day. It remains the dominant model in print, online, on social media, the radio and television.

Rolf Dobelli, Stop Reading The News

[luedlclell]

TAG325

Und jetzt finally hier der ausführlichere Input, aus der Kunst des klaren Denkens von Rolf Dobelli:)

Thoughts? Hab mit edu drüber gesprochen, und er hat’s verstanden aber es hat ihn nicht überzeugt. Ist halt immer noch iwie Ignoranz pushen bisschen ..