Rolf Dobelli

News is to the mind what sugar is to the body.

— Rolf Dobelli

“A second, parallel explanation of why our mistakes are so persistent took shape in the late 1990s: Our brains are designed to…

— Rolf Dobelli

“A mathematician is afraid of flying due to the small risk of a terrorist attack. So, on every flight he takes a…

— Rolf Dobelli

“Trust your internal observations too much and too long, and you might be in for a very rude awakening. Second, we believe…

— Rolf Dobelli

“the typical response to scarcity is a lapse in clear thinking. Assess products and services solely on the basis of their price…

— Rolf Dobelli

“The confirmation bias is alive and well in the business world. One example: An executive team decides on a new strategy. The…

— Rolf Dobelli

“An unrealized loss isn't as painful as realized one.”

— Rolf Dobelli

If you spend fifteen minutes in a shopping mall, you will pass more people than our ancestors saw during their entire lifetimes.

— Rolf Dobelli

“In conclusion: Don’t cling to things. Consider your property something that the “universe” (whatever you believe this to be) has bestowed to…

— Rolf Dobelli

“The sunk cost fallacy is most dangerous when we have invested a lot of time, money, energy, or love in something. This…

— Rolf Dobelli

“Our school system is largely geared toward the set-up: the emphasis on factual knowledge and certifications makes it seem like life is…

— Rolf Dobelli

“Wir sollten darauf achten, einer Erfahrung nur so viel Weisheit zu entnehmen, wie in ihr steckt - mehr nicht.”

— Rolf Dobelli

It's okay to be envious - but only of the person you aspire to become.

— Rolf Dobelli

“After receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918, Max Planck went on tour across Germany. Wherever he was invited, he delivered…

— Rolf Dobelli

“The inept are gifted at overlooking the extent of their incompetence. They suffer from illusory superiority, which leads them to make even…

— Rolf Dobelli

“biases,” and I also increased my e-mail conversations”

— Rolf Dobelli

“A single outstanding skill trumps a thousand mediocre ones. Every hour invested into your circle of competence is worth a thousand spent…

— Rolf Dobelli

“In the third century BC, General Xiang Yu sent his army across the Yangtze River to take on the Qin dynasty. While…

— Rolf Dobelli

“18 NEVER PAY YOUR LAWYER BY THE HOUR Incentive Super-Response Tendency To control a rat infestation, French colonial rulers in Hanoi in…

— Rolf Dobelli

“Whether we like it or not, we are puppets of our emotions. We make complex decisions by consulting our feelings, not our…

— Rolf Dobelli

“If your hunter-gatherer buddies suddenly bolted, it made sense to follow suit—regardless of whether a saber-toothed tiger or a boar had startled…

— Rolf Dobelli

“Should you ever be sent to war, and you don’t agree with its goals, desert.”

— Rolf Dobelli

“Halo Effect Cisco, the Silicon Valley firm, was once a darling of the new economy. Business journalists gushed about its success in…

— Rolf Dobelli

“It’s OK to be envious – but only of the person you aspire to become.”

— Rolf Dobelli

Steve Chandler and Duane Black present an approach to management that promises to lower your stress level, increase your happiness and allow…

— Rolf Dobelli