Unobstructed Self Expression

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i was thinking of this before when we were talking. There's a beautiful line from josh wateskin that i think i heard in one of the rare interviews that he had done, i think probably with tim ferris years ago. He had a great line, which is, no, i don't look at earnings forecast because i prefer not to throw up on my desk. Yo, so unpulike. That's related to this idea of playing the right games. It's to know yourself well enough the you stick with the right games and then play them in a way that involves this kind of unobstructed self expression.

William Green is a journalist and author of the book “RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life.” — a book that draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with many of the world’s super-investors to demonstrate that key insights for building wealth apply to life as well. You can follow William on Twitter https://twitter.com/williamgreen72 and get his book at https://www.amazon.com/Richer-Wiser-Happier-Greatest-Investors/dp/1501164856 Show Notes:

From Journalism to Investing
Obsessiveness required to play and win a game
Behavioral biases
Role of patience in investing
Stoicism, and dealing with uncertainty
Reading authors like Henry James
Saying YES to serendipity
Being present in the moment
Delaying gratification
“When I fall, I shall rise”
Getting out of your own way
Staying away from the games that don't suit you
How body posture can affect you psychologically
Giving pleasure to your creator
Not knowing the truth

Books Mentioned:

Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and in Life; by William Green
Happy: Why More Or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown