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Olive Tree Growing Anecdote
- All edible olives come from grafted trees, not from pits directly grown into productive trees.
- Olive trees grow slowly and can live and improve productivity over 2,000 years.
Human Short-Term Focus Insight
- Humans excel at handling emergencies and short-term urgencies but fail at visualizing long-term futures.
- This short-term focus makes long-term planning and patience very difficult for us.
Allowance Penny Doubling Story
- Seth's dad offered to pay him a penny doubled every year instead of a weekly 75-cent allowance.
- By the time Seth was 39, the total owed would have amounted to about $10 million, illustrating exponential growth.