The Urge to Keep Doing Things As You've Always Done Them

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Only 2% of Ford customers opted for the seatbelt upgrade despite the significant reduction in traffic fatalities that it offered
Social norms can stall change even when the change is an obvious improvement
Risk is something that can happen to anyone, even those who seem to have everything going for them
False confidence can make the eventual reality all the more shocking

Sometimes the best you can do when learning about any topic is to memorize a few short stories -- quick, direct, and to the point, that you're likely to remember forever.

This episode shares 15 short stories that have stuck with me, and helped me contextualize so many things in life, work, and investing.

One other note: I have a new book coming out this November. It's called Same as Ever, and you can pre-order it here: http://amzn.to/41CHgKM