Stop Reading the News : A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser life

Resumen del libro

News is to the mind what sugar is to the body. In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a roomful of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot.

Now he finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practises what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade. Stop Reading the News is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic form of information - news.

He shows the damage it does to our concentration and well-being, and how a misplaced sense of duty can misdirect our behaviour. From the author of the bestselling The Art of Thinking Clearly, Rolf Dobelli's book offers the reader guidance about how to live without news, and the many potential gains to be had: less disruption, more time, less anxiety, more insights. In a world of increasing disruption and division, Stop Reading the News is a welcome voice of calm and wisdom.

Biografía del autor

Rolf Dobelli, geboren 1966 in Luzern, studierte an der Universität St. Gallen Betriebswirtschaft und wurde dort auch promoviert. Er war mehrere Jahre lang Finanzchef und CEO verschiedener Tochterfirmen des Swissair Konzerns und lebte in Australien, Hongkong, England und in den USA. 1998 gründete er zusammen mit Freunden seine eigene Firma, getAbstract, der mittlerweile grö te Anbieter von Buchzusammenfassungen weltweit. Rolf Dobelli wohnt und arbeitet in Miami und Luzern. Er begann an seinem 35. Geburtstag Belletristik zu schreiben und schreibt seither wie besessen.<br>