Obliquity : Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly

John Kay

ISBN 10: 0143120557 / ISBN 13: 9780143120551

Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Mär 2012, 2012

Beschreibung

Neuware - Using dozens of practical examples from the worlds of business, politics, science, sports, literature, even parenting, a leading economist charts the indirect road to happiness and wealth.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780143120551

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Obliquity : Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group Mär 2012
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0143120557
• ISBN-13: 9780143120551
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 195B x 128 H x 17 T Millimeter Breite: 195 mm, Höhe: 128 mm, Tiefe: 17 mm
• Gewicht: 255 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

"John Kay tells a fast-paced detective story as he searches for the surprising secret to success...Brilliant."
-Tim Harford, author of The Logic of Life

In this revolutionary book, economist John Kay proves a notion that feels at once paradoxical and deeply commonsensical: the best way to achieve any complex or broadly defined goal, from happiness to preventing forest fires, is the indirect way. We can learn how to achieve our objectives only through a gradual process of risk taking and discovery-what Kay calls obliquity. The author traces this seemingly counterintuitive path to success as it manifests itself in nearly every aspect of life, including business, politics, sports, and more.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Kay is a visiting professor at the London School of Economics and a fellow of St. John's College, Oxford University. As the director, he established the Institute for Fiscal Studies as one of Britain's most respected think tanks.