Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Foreword
  6. 1. Mental Accounting
  7. 2. The Fine Art of Correction
  8. 3. The Pledge
  9. 4. Black Box Thinking
  10. 5. Counterproductivity
  11. 6. The Negative Art of the Good Life
  12. 7. The Ovarian Lottery
  13. 8. The Introspection Illusion
  14. 9. The Authenticity Trap
  15. 10. The Five-Second No
  16. 11. The Focusing Illusion
  17. 12. The Things You Buy Leave No Real Trace
  18. 13. Fuck-You Money
  19. 14. The Circle of Competence
  20. 15. The Secret of Persistence
  21. 16. The Tyranny of a Calling
  22. 17. The Prison of a Good Reputation
  23. 18. The “End of History” Illusion
  24. 19. The Smaller Meaning of Life
  25. 20. Your Two Selves
  26. 21. The Memory Bank
  27. 22. Life Stories Are Lies
  28. 23. The “Good Death” Fallacy
  29. 24. The Spiral of Self-Pity
  30. 25. Hedonism and Eudemonia
  31. 26. The Circle of Dignity—Part I
  32. 27. The Circle of Dignity—Part II
  33. 28. The Circle of Dignity—Part III
  34. 29. The Book of Worries
  35. 30. The Opinion Volcano
  36. 31. Your Mental Fortress
  37. 32. Envy
  38. 33. Prevention
  39. 34. Mental Relief Work
  40. 35. The Focus Trap
  41. 36. Read Less, But Twice—on Principle
  42. 37. The Dogma Trap
  43. 38. Mental Subtraction
  44. 39. The Point of Maximum Deliberation
  45. 40. Other People’s Shoes
  46. 41. The Illusion of Changing the World—Part I
  47. 42. The Illusion of Changing the World—Part II
  48. 43. The “Just World” Fallacy
  49. 44. Cargo Cults
  50. 45. If You Run Your Own Race, You Can’t Lose
  51. 46. The Arms Race
  52. 47. Making Friends with Weirdos
  53. 48. The Secretary Problem
  54. 49. Managing Expectations
  55. 50. Sturgeon’s Law
  56. 51. In Praise of Modesty
  57. 52. Inner Success
  58. Afterword
  59. Acknowledgments
  60. Appendix
  61. Notes
  62. Newsletters

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