Happiness can be found by focusing on positive thoughts and removing negativity from life. It's about appreciating joyful moments, like the success of your children, and making an effort to think positively. True happiness comes from eliminating negativity rather than constantly seeking perfection. Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos likely have fewer bad days than the average person, but they may not necessarily have more good days.
Morgan Housel comes back for his second episode and Infinite Loops’ 100th episode! Morgan is a financial writer and author of the bestselling book “Psychology of Money” — having sold more than a million copies worldwide! You can follow Morgan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/morganhousel, and read his blog at https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/ Show Notes:
- Morgan’s role at Collaborative Fund
- Marketing that isn’t “forced”
- Good product is good marketing
- When perception becomes reality
- Feedback to Morgan’s book
- The power of stories
- Understanding finance vs. Experiencing it
- Writing is thinking
- Not a great age for middlemen
- Promises of crypto
- Should volatility be considered as risk?
- Morgan’s next book
- Disconnect between the ideal and the practical
- Change in Morgan’s life after his book’s success
- Happiness is not about money
- Raising children into great adults
- Interviews should be conversations, not interrogations
- On luck and humility
Books Mentioned:
- Psychology of Money; by Morgan Housel