The Largest Red

 “Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” ― Otto von Bismarck Originally heard in my life from Charlie Munger, but upon a quick Goog, turns out Otto gets the credit. The abundance of misattributed quotes aside, you get the gist. This has largely inspired my learning journey over the past 5 years as I have tried to learn different philosophies for how to structure my life and see where others fail. You hear stories of people who get to the end of their life and think "I wish I spent more time on X or Y." Countless tales of people neglecting their health, families, friends, mental well-being, faith, etc. Jack Harlow song came on shuffle recently: Time's tickin', my mom's 50 Told me that she been thinkin' 'bout spending time different It's more precious, what if I took the same method at 21 and adopted it? Great question, Jack. What if? Is this possible? To a degree, certainly. But what lessons can't...

Format is still hot garbage, but we are taking steps forward! My cop out quote: “It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time. Give yourself permission to be a beginner.”​ — Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way ^ AKA I have been lazy but at least I am not using it as an excuse to post nothing! Articles and things I liked from this week: https://www.promarket.org/2025/01/30/nobel-laureate-eugene-fama-predicts-bitcoin-will-become-worthless/ "I’m hoping it will bust,” Fama said, “because if it doesn’t, you have to start all over with monetary theory.”  “If I am an oligarch and I want to hide some money, I think that bitcoins look pretty attractive to me.” When asked about government intervention, Fama predicts that the government will be pressured to give bail outs if cryptocurrencies “blow up.” “If you’re a libertarian, though, the way I am, you say the government should never do anything,” Fama said Pretty hilarious series of quotes that I am sure will be funny in hinds...