The Power of Persuasion

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Few traits are as destructive as an appetite for praise. A lot of people like making money more than they enjoy having money. The stock market is rational, but investors play different games and those games look irrational to people playing a different game. You only know someone well if you can correctly predict how they will react in a stressful situation. No one admires a person for their luck.

If you can explain something important in just a few words, it's a double win: You've probably found something that's obviously true, without needing further explanation or detail. And it's probably something you'll remember for a long time, easy to recall without having to memorize dozens of details.

This podcast is a smattering of ideas that have been important and impactful to me, shared in as few words as I can manage.