Success Through Less
The 52 Habits Standing Between You and Your Best Life
Published on 1. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-80546-330-6 (ISBN)
Description
PERFECT FOR FANS OF Mel Robbins' THE LET THEM THEORY and THE COURAGE TO BE DISLIKED
The new book from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Art of Thinking Clearly
Have you ever:
Got stuck in your career?
Said 'yes, sure' when you should have said 'sorry, no'?
Tried to change someone?
Listened to your inner voice?
These are all examples of habits, decisions and behaviours that will derail your efforts to build a life of success - of better decisions, career and relationships; of happier and healthier living.
In his new international bestseller, Rolf Dobelli reveals 52 of life's biggest mistakes, and shows why the key to living well is so much simpler than you might think. Just understand what the pitfalls are... then avoid them.
Previously published as The Not-To-Do List.
The new book from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Art of Thinking Clearly
Have you ever:
Got stuck in your career?
Said 'yes, sure' when you should have said 'sorry, no'?
Tried to change someone?
Listened to your inner voice?
These are all examples of habits, decisions and behaviours that will derail your efforts to build a life of success - of better decisions, career and relationships; of happier and healthier living.
In his new international bestseller, Rolf Dobelli reveals 52 of life's biggest mistakes, and shows why the key to living well is so much simpler than you might think. Just understand what the pitfalls are... then avoid them.
Previously published as The Not-To-Do List.
Reviews / Votes
'Dobelli has a gift for identifying the best ideas in the world' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation; 'One of Europe's finest minds' Matt Ridley, author of The Evolution of Everything; 'A virtuosic synthesizer of ideas' Joshua Greene, author of Moral Tribes * Praise for Rolf Dobelli *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
205 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80546-330-6 (9781805463306)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Rolf Dobelli
The Not To Do List
The Life-Changing Instant Bestseller from the author of The Art of Thinking Clearly
E-Book
02/2025
Atlantic Books
€9.99
Available for download
Person
Rolf Dobelli is 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 The Art of Thinking Clearly, which became an instant bestseller, has sold over three million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages, The Art of the Good Life and Stop Reading the News. Dobelli is also founder and curator of WORLD.MINDS, an invitation-only community of the most distinguished international thinkers, scientists and artists.
Content
Foreword: Foreword 1: Let Things Fall Apart 2: Feed Your Weaker Self 3: Be Unreliable 4: Be an Asshole 5: Have High Expectations 6: Drift Through the Day 7: Mess Up Your Marriage 8: Be a Quitter 9: Be Hypocritical 10: Cling to Your Bad Habits 11: Set the Wrong Goals 12: Drink Yourself Miserable 13: Get Involved in Other People's Drama 14: Only Learn from Your Own Experience 15: Be Hyperactive on Social Media 16: Indulge in Road Rage 17: Surround Yourself with Negative People 18: Micromanage Your Neighbours 19: Say Yes to Drugs 20: Get Stuck in Your Career 21: Never Be Playful 22: Feel Guilty 23: Practise Ingratitude 24: Trust Your Banker 25: Be Paranoid 26: Make Other People Feel Unimportant 27: Live in the Past 28: Listen to Your Inner Voice 29: Expect Rationality 30: Get Nihilistic 31: Catastrophize 32: Consider Money Unimportant 33: Cultivate a Victim Mentality 34: Become a Lapdog 35: Get Rich Quick, Get Smart Quick 36: Ruminate 37: Trade Your Reputation for Money 38: Never Suffer 39: Let Your Emotions Define You 40: Try to End It All 41: Marry the Wrong Person - and Stay with Them 42: Celebrate Your Resentment 43: Join a Cult 44: Try to Change People 45: Say Everything You Think 46: Spin Multiple Plates 47: Do Only Shallow Work 48: Invite Bad People into Your Life 49: Go Where the Competition is Strong 50: Say Yes to Everything 51: Crowd Your Life with Gadgets 52: Fall into the Content Trap