How could economics not be behavioral? If it isn't behavioral, what the hell is it?
Charlie MungerRead
Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Day by day, and at the end of the day-if you live long enough-like most people, you will get out of life what you deserve.
Interpretation
Strive for daily personal growth and wisdom to gain the rewards you deserve in life.
This quote emphasizes the importance of continuous self-improvement and learning. Charlie Munger suggests that by dedicating each day to becoming a bit wiser, individuals can shape their lives positively and ultimately reap the benefits of their efforts in the long run.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a school, to encourage students to prioritize learning.
How could economics not be behavioral? If it isn't behavioral, what the hell is it?
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Devote the mind to confusion and we know only too well, if we´re honest, that it will become a dark master of confusion, adept in its addictions, subtle and perversely supple in its slaveries. Devote it in meditation to the task of freeing itself from illusion, and we will find that, with time, patience, discipline, and the right training, our mind will begin to unknot itself and know its essential bliss and clarity.
It is a universal principle that you get more of what you think about, talk about, and feel strongly about.
We tend to use knowledge as therapy.
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My description of wisdom has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is to do with being wise in one's own virtue, nothing more. My description of being has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is that one should be led by one's innate nature, nothing more.
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