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Stop Reading the News

On sale

9th January 2020

Price: £14.99

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Selected: Audiobook Downloadable / ISBN-13: 9781529342703

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

In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a room full 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 practices 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 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.

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Reviews

Gerhard Schroder
Rolf Dobelli writes clearly, intelligently and convincingly
Dr Christoph Franz, former CEO of Lufthansa, Chairman of Roche
Rolf Dobelli offers plenty of food for thought, and writes clearly - stimulating, amusing, brilliant
Lou Marinoff, Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York
Rolf Dobelli's works are informative, insightful, and accessible. In an age of celebrity ignoramuses, he is a true public intellectual.
Matt Ridley, author of <i>The Evolution of Everything</i>
Rolf Dobelli possesses one of Europe's finest minds
Joshua Greene, professor of psychology, Harvard University, and author of <i>Moral Tribes</i>
Rolf Dobelli is a virtuosic synthesizer of ideas. With wit, grace, and precision he melds science and art in hisjoyful pursuit of wisdom.
Robert Cialdini, author of the international bestseller <i>Influence</i>
Rolf Dobelli is brilliant at converting evidence from scientific research into practical steps that improve personal outcomes.
Sydney Morning Herald
Challenging, yet might point to the future of journalism.
The Courier Mail
Worth reading to explore why news attracts.