Parenting a Three-Year-Old

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My kids are three and seven. They're right in the zone of like, it's of like, they need parental supervision 24-7. But my son, especially who seven is like, you got to you got to let them go. It's so hard years ago. I don't think I ever told the story, but years ago, I was talking with Ted Sides. AndTed Sides is like Morgan, your job is to parent. Your job is to not like be be controlled by your child. How do you translate that to raising children where you're telling them to do certain things or you're not? Oh, so, so hard.

Morgan Housel is an author. His bestselling The Psychology of Money has sold over 2 million copies (and become one of my favorite books in the process!).

In this conversation, we spoke about innovation, reading old newspapers, maintaining curiosity, how ChatGPT will impact writers, his interview with Ryan Holiday, how to get in contact with your heroes, and much more.

(0:00) Intro

(2:25) The Ski Trip That Changed Morgan’s Life

(11:22) 90% Of Virality Is Luck

(14:06) Obsessed With Writing?

(16:05) Research Process

(19:08) Choosing What To Read

(22:53) Why Do Some Things Hit Us?

(24:32) Morgan Starstruck By Jason Zweig

(28:05) How To Get In Contact With Your Heroes

(30:59) Downsides To Fame

(34:05) Happiness & Meaning

(43:33) Free Time Post-Retirement