Bookmarks
Selection of ideas I liked from reading books and blogs.
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Our delusions are relative
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in BookmarksThis is a great episode on The Morgan Housel Podcast. Your willingness to believe something is influenced by how much you want and need it to be true. If you…
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Road Not Taken
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in BookmarksYou should never look down the road not taken. Because that road never leads to where you think it should. Never Look Down the Road Not Taken by Nick Maggiulli
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Most important takeaway from surprises
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in BookmarksWhenever we are surprised by something, even if we admit that we made a mistake, we say, ‘Oh I’ll never make that mistake again.’ But, in fact, what you should…
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Happiness and Expectations
What actually brings happiness is the contrast between what you have now and whatever you were just doing. When you realize how powerful expectations are, you put as much effort…
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Chop wood, carry water
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in BookmarksI recently read Carl Richards’s personal finance book The Behavior Gap, in which I came across this quote that struck a chord with me: When the Zen master Wu Li…