I recently re-read perhaps the most useful business book ever:
Managing Oneself from Peter Drucker.
This 72 page book is the key to you reaching your goals (Thread) :
A few months ago I had dinner with Charlie Munger.
I spent over 3 hours with him.
I got to see his library.
I could ask him any question I wanted.
At 99 he was still *ferociously* intelligent.
The most important lesson I learned from him that night was: Go for great.
In typical Charlie fashion it is a combination of 4 simple ideas:
1. Charlie looks at everything through the lens of history. Human nature does not change. The same behaviors repeat forever.
2. Charlie has a complete indifference to problems. Troubles from time to time should be expected. This is an inescapable part of life.
3. Wise people do not whine about problems. They prevent them:
"Wisdom is prevention." —Charlie Munger
4. Great businesses are rare. Great people are rare too.
Great people *and* great businesses produce fewer problems.
Your mission in life is to get into a great business (and stay there!)
and build relationships with great people.
Doing so will prevent the majority of problems that are under your control.
All of this can be remembered in the simple maxim: Go for great.
I released a short episode with more lessons I learned from speaking to Charlie.
It’s available in your podcast app now.
𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬-𝟴𝟬-𝟭𝟬 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧:
• You do the first 10% of the work coming up with the idea
• ChatGPT does the middle 80% of the execution
• You handle the last 10% of edits to polish before publishing
Here's how you do it (Step-by-Step):
"The measure of wealth is freedom.
The measure of health is lightness.
The measure of intellect is judgment.
The measure of wisdom is silence.
The measure of love is peace."
@naval