The Art of Thinking Clearly

<p>Have you ever . . .</p><ul> <li> Invested time in something that, in hindsight, just wasn't worth it?</li> <li> Paid too much in an eBay auction?</li> <li> Continued to do something you knew was bad for you?</li> <li> Sold stocks too late, or too early?</li> <li> Taken credit for success, but blamed failure on external circumstances?</li> <li> Backed the wrong horse?</li></ul><p>These are examples of what the author calls cognitive biases, simple errors all of us make in day-to-day thinking. But by knowing what they are and how to identify them, we can avoid them and make better choices: whether in dealing with personal problems or business negotiations, trying to save money or earn profits, or merely working out what we really want in life--and strategizing the best way to get it.</p><p>Already an international bestseller, <em>The Art of Thinking Clearly</em> distills cutting-edge research from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience into a clever, practical...