Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly Paperback - 2012
by John Kay
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.
Summary
"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.
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- Title Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
- Author John Kay
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, NY
- Date 2012-03-27
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780143120551 / 0143120557
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.5 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.05 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Success, Goal (Psychology)
- Dewey Decimal Code 153.8
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