The Art of the Good Life: Clear Thinking for Business and a Better Life

　　你是否曾經...
　　在PPT簡報中花費太長時間？
　　忘記什麼讓你快樂？
　　達不到長期目標？
　　被排隊、繳稅與停車費激怒？
　　打破了你必須遵守的承諾？

　　從文明開展至今數千年，人們總是問自己，所謂「過著美好生活」的意義：我應該如何生活，什麼會帶來真正的快樂？命運的角色是什麼？金錢的作用是什麼？我應該賺多少，又該怎麼運用時間？尋求美滿生活是一種心態問題，還是更像一個目標實現？積極覓得幸福比避免任何不快樂還要來得好嗎？

　　世界太複雜，上述每一代人的疑惑，並不存在簡單明確的答案。我們需要的是一個精神模型工具箱，一個「實際」生活指南。在The Art of the Good Life中，你將得到52個聰明思維與更好決策的智慧捷徑，協助你勝任家庭與工作的挑戰。這些方法無法保障你一個美好生活，但會給你一個更好的機會。

　　「魯爾夫．杜伯里有一個天份，確知世上最好的想法並把他們整合在一起，使整體比加總後更有價值。他在《思考的藝術》中這麼做，現在在The Art of the Good Life也是。」—《好人總是自以為是》作者強納森．海德特

　　「魯爾夫．杜伯里善於將科學研究的證據轉化為改善個人產出的實際步驟。」—《影響力：讓人乖乖聽話的說服術》作者羅伯特．席爾迪尼

　　The indispensable new work from the author of the international and Sunday Times bestseller The Art of Thinking Clearly

　　Have you ever...
　　• Spent too long on a powerpoint presentation?
　　• Lost sight of what makes you happy?
　　• Failed to reach a long-term goal?
　　• Become infuriated by queuing, tax or parking tickets?
　　• Broken a promise you knew you'd keep?

　　Since the dawn of civilization, we've been asking ourselves what it means to live a good life: how should I live, what will truly make be happy, how much should I earn, how should I spend my time? In the absence of a single simple answer, what we need is a toolkit of mental models, a guide to practical living.

　　In The Art of the Good Life, you'll find fifty-two intellectual shortcuts for wiser thinking and better decisions, at home and at work. They may not guarantee you a good life, but they'll give you a better chance.