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eldergill
@eldergill Jul 20, 2019, 3:13 AM UTC

Charlie Munger, The Complete Investor - Bookclub #56

About the Author Tren Griffin works at Microsoft. He graduated from Boston College. Tren was previously a Partner at Eagle River, a private equity firm. His Twitter is looked to as that of a "tech/bu…

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@eldergill Jul 18, 2019, 6:43 AM UTC

Do not follow the herd! - Stoicism Wednesday's #56

Seneca stated that: >We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go This is a lifestyle choice, and a difficult on…

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@eldergill Jul 4, 2019, 10:54 PM UTC

Siddharta, Hermann Hesse - Bookclub #55

About the Author Hermann Hesse was born on July 2, 1877, in Calw, Germany. His parents, Johannes and Marie, were of varied European ancestry and had done missionary work in India. Hesse was also expe…

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@eldergill Jul 4, 2019, 10:44 PM UTC

Less is more - Stoicism Wednesday's #55

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” I immediately relate this to how we live in a hyper-consumerist society where too many people feel as though they can find…

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@eldergill Jun 29, 2019, 9:10 PM UTC

The Third Door, Alex Banayan - Bookclub #54

About the Author The day before his freshman year final exams, Alex Banayan hacked The Price Is Right, won a sailboat, sold it, and used the money to fund his quest to learn from the world's most suc…

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@eldergill Jun 27, 2019, 8:04 AM UTC

Curing your anxiety - Stoicism Wednesday's #54

Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions – not outside. This is something that has been prevalent in my life as of recent. I have been anxious f…

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@eldergill Jun 27, 2019, 7:52 AM UTC

The Alchemist, Paul Coelho - Bookclub #53

About the Author Paulo Coelho was born on August 24, 1947, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a rebellious teenager and his parents committed him to an asylum three times. When Coelho was 38 years old…

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@eldergill Mar 20, 2019, 10:28 PM UTC

Seneca, the importance of preparation - SHW #53

“The man/woman who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.”- Seneca This quote was taken from Seneca's letters from a stoic and it is a wonderful quote that re…

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@eldergill Mar 18, 2019, 1:13 AM UTC

Ishamael, Daniel Quinn - Bookclub #52

About the Author Daniel Quinn (1935-2018) grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he graduated from Creighton Prep in 1953. He studied at St. Louis University, the University of Vienna, and Loyola Universi…

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@eldergill Mar 13, 2019, 9:19 PM UTC

The cure for anger is silence, Marcus Aurelius - SHW #52

The best cure for anger is silence This quote has been taken from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and it relates to the wise knowledge of speaking less and thinking before you act. This is something tha…

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