{"product_id":"the-not-to-do-list-the-surprisingly-simple-art-of-success-9781805463283","title":"The Not to Do List: The Surprisingly Simple Art of Success","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Thinking Clearly \u003c\/i\u003ereturns to teach you the habits that the world's most successful people avoid-at all costs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e We systematically overestimate the role of success factors; but at the same time, we systematically disregard the role of failure factors. Why? Because successful companies, projects and people make it into the media. Flops, on the other hand - no one wants to hear about them. Deadbeats don't usually write autobiographies. And in the rare event that they do, they fail to find a publisher or at the very least an audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So, we study these shining examples and delude ourselves that success is the result of a series of carefully orchestrated success factors, when it's really about avoiding the things that kill success. Tip: Why not visit the graveyards of failed companies, projects, people, marriages and families instead? That's where you'll learn the most - namely, what to avoid.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just as some people collect vinyl, video game consoles or vintage clothes, for years Rolf Dobelli has been accumulating stories of failure - botched attempts at work, family life, marriage and life in general. Using information gleaned from some of the world's most innovative and curious minds, as well as from his own experience as a writer, businessman, entrepreneur and philosopher, Dobelli skilfully distils the 52 most important habits to avoid if you want to live a successful, and ultimately happy, life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRolf Dobelli \u003c\/b\u003eis a Swiss writer, novelist and entrepreneur. He has an MBA and a PhD in economic philosophy from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. He is the bestselling author of T\u003ci\u003ehe Art of Thinking Clearly\u003c\/i\u003e, which became an instant bestseller, has sold over three million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Good Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStop Reading the News\u003c\/i\u003e. Dobelli is also founder and curator of WORLD.MINDS, an invitation-only community of the most distinguished international thinkers, scientists and artists.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749257937170,"sku":"9781805463283","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_07dd8a61-0b8a-46f9-9c98-797eb02d21bf.jpg?v=1764073716","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-not-to-do-list-the-surprisingly-simple-art-of-success-9781805463283","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}