Psychology Quotes People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar By Nate on Sunday, January 30, 2022 — Thich Nhat Hanh
Quotes The most important step in becoming successful in anything is to first become interested in it By Nate on Sunday, January 30, 2022 — Sir William Osler
Quotes The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. Any fool can do it, there ain’t nothing to it. Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill. But since we’re on our way down, we might as well enjoy the ride By Nate on Saturday, January 29, 2022 — James Taylor
Quotes The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived. By Nate on Saturday, January 29, 2022 — Oscar Wilde
Investing Quotes … the best solution for illiquidity is to build portfolios for the long term that don’t rely on liquidity for success. Long-term investors have an advantage over those with short timeframes (and I think the latter describes the majority of market participants these days). Patient investors are able to ignore short-term performance, hold for the long run, and avoid excessive trading costs, while everyone else worries about what’s going to happen in the next month or quarter and therefore trades excessively. In addition, long-term investors can take advantage if illiquid assets become available for purchase at bargain prices By Nate on Saturday, January 15, 2022 — Howard Marks (https://www.oaktreecapital.com/docs/default-source/memos/selling-out.pdf)
Knowledge Quotes It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas. Obviously those two modes of thought are in some tension. But if you are able to exercise only one of these modes, whichever one it is, you’re in deep trouble By Nate on Monday, January 10, 2022 — Carl Sagan