“The best financial plan is to save like a pessimist and invest like an optimist. That idea—the belief that things will get better mixed with the reality that the path between now and then will be a continuous chain of setback, disappointment, surprise, and shock—shows up all over history, in all areas of life.”
― Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life
― Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life
“author Yuval Noah Harari writes: “To enjoy peace, we need almost everyone to make good choices. By contrast, a poor choice by just one side can lead to war.”
― Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
― Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
“Psychologist Jonathan Haidt says people don’t really communicate on social media so much as they perform for one another.”
― Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
― Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
“optimists habitually search for temporary and specific causes of their suffering, whereas pessimists assume permanent and pervasive causes are to blame.”
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
― Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
“Embrace short-term discomfort to find a long-term benefit.”
― Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
― Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
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