A batch of the best highlights from what Edwin's read, .
Several years ago Ben Graham, then almost eighty, expressed to a friend the thought that he hoped every day to do “something foolish, something creative and something generous.”
The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig
How to Focus on Analysis So it behooves us to act more like doctors: slow down and critically examine situations and problems before settling on an explanation, never mind a solution. This requires intellectual honesty—the ability to stay rational and set aside our biases and past experiences. Consider the full range of possibilities, not just the first one that jumps out at you. Seek counsel outside of your direct environment.
Amp It Up
Frank Slootman
But I see that, even then, I understood a concept I later wrote about: “apparent competence.” I’ll elaborate on this below, but in short, it is when an individual appears to be in control of her life while inside she is in complete emotional turmoil and pain.