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"A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom" by Charlie Munger | James Clear
"A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom" by Charlie Munger | James Clear
Background This speech was originally given by Charlie Munger at USC Business School in 1994. The full title of the talk is “”A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom As It Relates To Investment Management & Business”. Speech Transcript I'm going to play a minor trick on you today because the subject of my talk is […]
·jamesclear.com·
"A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom" by Charlie Munger | James Clear
The ladders of wealth creation: a step-by-step roadmap to building wealth
The ladders of wealth creation: a step-by-step roadmap to building wealth
In college I first heard Jason Fried from Basecamp talk about how making money is a skill—like playing the drums or piano—that you can get better at over time. That resonated with me immediately. I wouldn’t expect to be able to sit down at a piano for the first time an
·nathanbarry.com·
The ladders of wealth creation: a step-by-step roadmap to building wealth
Plus Minus Next journaling
Plus Minus Next journaling
Plus Minus Next is a simple journaling method. At the top of each column, write + for what worked, – for what didn’t, and → for what you plan to do next.
·nesslabs.com·
Plus Minus Next journaling
How to Turn Pro, From the Warrior Artist, Steven Pressfield
How to Turn Pro, From the Warrior Artist, Steven Pressfield
I don't remember when I first read The War of Art, but I know it changed my life. Of all of the books I have read since then, there are few I have returned to more often. Why? Because Steven Pressfield teaches you how to be an artist—a professional one. [...]
·forbes.com·
How to Turn Pro, From the Warrior Artist, Steven Pressfield
The 9 Core Stoic Beliefs
The 9 Core Stoic Beliefs
By: Stephen Hanselman [1] If You Want a Smooth Flow of Life, Live According to Nature At the core of Stoic teaching is the founder Zeno’s idea that a smooth flow of life (euroia biou) comes from “living in agreement with nature.” It was the second leader of the Stoics, Zeno’s student Cleanthes, who added the last part, “with nature” (te phusei; or […]
·dailystoic.com·
The 9 Core Stoic Beliefs
Susan Sontag on Writing
Susan Sontag on Writing
“There is a great deal that either has to be given up or be taken away from you if you are going to succeed in writing a body of work.”
·brainpickings.org·
Susan Sontag on Writing
When The Magic Happens
When The Magic Happens
This is a story about when big innovations happen. Not how, but when. And to some extent, why. Hopefully you find it counterintuitive at first before it quickly seems obvious. That’s how most important ideas work. And hopefully you’ll see why 2020, for all the hell its brought, could be the new beginnings of something promising. Cars and airplanes are two of the biggest innovations of modern times. But there’s an interesting thing about their early years. Few looked at early cars and said, “Oh, there’s a thing I can commute to work in.” Few saw a plane and said, “Ah-ha, I can use that to ge...
·collaborativefund.com·
When The Magic Happens
"Make Good Art" by Neil Gaiman
"Make Good Art" by Neil Gaiman
Background This speech was delivered as the keynote address for the May 17, 2012 commencement ceremony at The University of the Arts. Speech Transcript I never really expected to find myself giving advice to people graduating from an establishment of higher education. I never graduated from any such establishment. I never even started at one. […]
·jamesclear.com·
"Make Good Art" by Neil Gaiman
How to practice writing effectively | My favorite writers
How to practice writing effectively | My favorite writers
Learn how to practice writing and rewriting. Aim for quality of input over of quantity of output. And find authors whose work you enjoy, then reverse engineer what makes them great.
·julian.com·
How to practice writing effectively | My favorite writers
Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence
Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence
Learning to write is learning to think, because writing is thinking. They are two peas in a powerful pod. This article goes over my writing process, focused on minimizing the activation energy to get started.
·blog.stephsmith.io·
Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence
Arthur Schopenhauer on the Dangers of Clickbait
Arthur Schopenhauer on the Dangers of Clickbait
Arthur Schopenhauer Schopenhauer reminds us that the existence of words is no indication of their truth and offers timeless insights on clickbait.
·fs.blog·
Arthur Schopenhauer on the Dangers of Clickbait
Eudora Welty to The New Yorker
Eudora Welty to The New Yorker
In March of 1933, Eudora Welty, then 23 and looking for writing work, sent this charming letter to the offices of The New Yorker.
·fs.blog·
Eudora Welty to The New Yorker