Happy Monday! Reminder that 2021 is basically half-way done
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Harder Than It Looks, Not As Fun as It Seems // Morgan Housel
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When you are keenly aware of your own struggles but blind to others’, it’s easy toassume you’re missing some skill or secret that others have. The more we describe successful people as having guru-like powers, the more everyone else looks at them and says, “I could never do that.” Which is unfortunate, because more people would be willing to try if they knew that those they admire are probably normal people who played the odds right.
When someone is viewed as more extraordinary than they are, you’re more likely to overvalue their opinion on things they have no special talent in. Like a successful hedge fund manager’s political views, or a politician’s investment advice. Only when you get to know someone well do you realize the best you can do in life is to become an expert at some things while remaining inept at others – and that’s if you’re good. There’s an important difference between someone whose specific talent should be celebrated vs. someone whose ideas should never be questioned. Eat the orange, throw away the peel.
Everyone’s dealing with problems they don’t advertise, at least until you get to know them well. Keep that in mind and you become more forgiving – to yourself and others.
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Chile
Fact
Nearly 50% of the global population uses at least one Facebook owned app every month
Tune
Quote
"Almost all of our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to to hide them" // Francois La Rochefoucauld
Something to ponder
When the fear of being a fool is stronger than the hope of being a genius, the status quo thrives
Personal update
Spent the last week in Palm Beach. Great to get away for a bit and spend time with some of my best friends and also make a couple new ones. Congrats again to Jack and Sydney on the beautiful wedding!
Shoot me an email, say hi, let me know if I can help with anything. Thanks for reading. Stay safe out there!
Until next week,