Infinite Loops

William Green — Lessons for Life and Investing (EP.102)


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William Green is a journalist and author of the book “RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life.” — a book that draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with many of the world’s super-investors to demonstrate that key insights for building wealth apply to life as well. You can follow William on Twitter https://twitter.com/williamgreen72 and get his book at https://www.amazon.com/Richer-Wiser-Happier-Greatest-Investors/dp/1501164856 Show Notes:

  • From Journalism to Investing
  • Obsessiveness required to play and win a game
  • Behavioral biases
  • Role of patience in investing
  • Stoicism, and dealing with uncertainty
  • Reading authors like Henry James
  • Saying YES to serendipity
  • Being present in the moment
  • Delaying gratification
  • “When I fall, I shall rise”
  • Getting out of your own way
  • Staying away from the games that don't suit you
  • How body posture can affect you psychologically
  • Giving pleasure to your creator
  • Not knowing the truth

Books Mentioned:

  • Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and in Life; by William Green
  • Happy: Why More Or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown
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