
Cumulative vs. Cyclical Knowledge
The Morgan Housel Podcast
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Navigating the Inexactitudes of Human Behavior
Societal amnesia often leads to the cyclical forgetting of important lessons across generations. Fields such as physics offer quantifiable truths, whereas those analyzing human behavior—like money management, philosophy, and relationships—are influenced by emotions and individual variance, making them resistant to definitive solutions. Unlike science, which is objective and unchanging, human behavior demands a more nuanced understanding. The complexity in aligning beliefs with behaviors underscores the challenge of deriving absolute guidelines for a fulfilling life.
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