Morgan Housel — Contrarian Money and Writing Advice, Three Simple Goals to Guide Your Life, and More

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Morgan Housel (@morganhousel) is a partner at The Collaborative Fund. His book The Psychology of Money has sold more than three million copies and has been translated into 53 languages. 

He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and winner of the New York Times Sidney Award. In 2022, MarketWatch named him one of the 50 most influential people in markets. He serves on the board of directors at Markel. 

Morgan’s new book is Same As Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes. You can find my first, widely popular interview with Morgan at https://tim.blog/morganhousel.

Please enjoy!

00:00 Intro
01:29 Buffett's Snickers.
06:38 What prompted Morgan to write Same As Ever?
12:14 Morgan's worst advice for aspiring writers is what works for him.
16:24 The upsides of being rich and anonymous.
19:56 Tips for raising unspoiled kids.
28:22 Should families avoid passing along dynastic wealth?
30:54 Finding worthy charities and causes.
35:18 Money and happiness.
43:04 Avalanches and other random, life-changing flukes.
49:28 We can prepare for the future, but we can't predict it.
56:11 What current unknowns will seem shockingly obvious in a year?
58:38 Which of our current views would change if our incentives were different?
1:01:46 The most valuable personal finance asset.
1:04:26 Optimizing the chance of marrying the right person.
1:07:20 Mending divergence in a marriage or relationship.
1:10:40 Trying to eliminate a hassle that's an unavoidable cost of success.
1:30:19 Guessing at the future of text vs. audio/video.
1:34:56 Books vs. podcasts.
1:44:56 Recommended reading.
2:04:30 Has writing Same As Ever changed how Morgan operates in the world?
2:06:22 Who is the intended audience for Same As Ever?
2:08:32 Parting thoughts.

Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 900 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running.

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