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9 Timeless Lessons About Human Psychology - Morgan Housel - #707

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9 Timeless Lessons About Human Psychology - Morgan Housel - #707

Modern Wisdom

2023/11/16
Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

2023/11/16
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Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund, an investor and an author. The world continues to change, but the hairless apes that inhabit it stay the same. So there must be some laws of human psychology which remain true, no matter what time and ...

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This podcast explores the timeless principles of human psychology that govern our behavior, regardless of the era. Morgan Housel discusses why focusing on unchanging traits like fear, greed, and envy is more valuable than trying to predict unpredictable future events. The conversation delves into the fragility of history, the pitfalls of certainty, and the hidden costs of success.
00:00
Focus on unchanging human behaviors instead.
08:59
Risk is what remains after you think you've covered everything
15:42
Maintain a financial buffer that feels excessive
23:19
Anticipation provides more dopamine than achievement
27:37
Gaining is more exciting than having.
37:53
The hidden cost of high expectations is often overlooked.
41:56
Contentment comes from reducing expectations.
51:58
People prefer certainty over accuracy.
1:00:45
Success is often idiosyncratic and cannot be turned into universal laws.
1:17:56
Assuming rationality leads to vulnerability
1:18:42
Logic and models have limits.
1:28:51
The stress that makes you successful disappears when you succeed.
1:40:40
The fastest way to get rich is to go slow.
1:42:11
Doubling size doesn't double output—it can break the system.
1:47:07
Welcome back Morgan Housel

Chapters

What People Get Wrong When Making Predictions
00:00
The Fragility of History
03:50
Having a Positive Relationship with Risk
15:35
The World is Driven By Envy
20:50
Why You Can’t Base Happiness Off Wealth
25:04
The Mental Difficulty of Maintaining Success
32:39
How to Feel More Content With Life
41:56
Why People Desire Certainty
51:58
How Successful People Made Huge Decisions
1:00:43
How Morgan Writes His Books
1:07:30
Our Own Logic Can Lead Us Astray
1:18:40
Calmness Precedes Craziness
1:26:15
Are We Competing Against Other Generations?
1:35:09
Life Lessons From the Tallest Man Ever
1:42:10
Where to Find Morgan
1:47:07

Transcript

Chris Williamson: Dude, I got to say, before we get started, your new book is absolutely phenomenal. It feels like it was written purposefully for me. Your ability to weave a story into a lesson is ungodly, and everybody needs to go and buy. Same as Ever r...