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Some stuff I read this week:
A. This week’s Special:-
The School of Life: An Interview With Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton is the ingenious English/Swiss author who has written a number of publications on a wide array of themes, ranging from contemporary to romance and philosophy. With his pragmatic approach to life and his philosophical ideals, he has penned over 30 best-selling books and is also the founder of ‘The School of Life’, an educational/philosophical institution in London. His works have time and again emphasized the philosophical relevance per diem, which is clearly reflected in his publications including, ‘Essays in Love’, ‘How Proust Can Change Your Life’, ‘Status Anxiety’ and ‘The Architecture of Happiness’.
He took a double starred first in history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and completed a master’s degree in philosophy at King’s College London in 1992. He was then a PhD candidate at both Harvard and KCL.
Recently he was interviewed at dailystoic.com. Kindly access to the below link for detailed interview:
Interview with Alain de Botton
B. Entrepreneurial Diary
C. Other Stories
Deep Dive ( JN )
Experience Is Overrated ( II )
The Seduction of Pessimism ( CF )
How to Build a Better Investing Mind ( MI )
How to avoid stock market distractions ( JC )
Identifying Managers with talent & integrity ( YT )
Falsification: How to Destroy Incorrect Ideas ( FS )
Mr. Market: Who Is He and What Is He Doing Here? ( GF )
Note to Investors: Thoughts on The Most Important Moat ( SI )
How to Generate Stock Ideas: An Unusual Lesson from a 1939 Book ( SN )
“I read everything: annual reports, 10k’s, 10q’s, biographies, histories, five newspapers a day. On airplanes, I read the instructions on the backs of seats. Reading is key. Reading has made me rich over time” – Warren Buffett
“I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you” – Charlie Munger
You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better”- Carol Dweck