Morgan Housel

And that's rare in the investing world, that somebody can not only have a track record of success, but can explain it to anybody.

So at the time I was in college and reading his books, he published, I think, three books back in the day.

And those are some of the foundational books that when I was like, oh, I'm really starting to understand how this investing thing works.

And for that to come from someone who has a great level of success himself,

And I've met him a few times.

He's also just an incredibly nice, humble person.

And so maybe that's the common denominator that I keep bringing up.

I have so much admiration for people who have an outsized level of success and fame.

And it clearly, not only did it not go to their head, if anything, it like dropped their ego.

From what I understand, obviously never met him,

The Matrix, the actor.

Keanu Reeves, thank you, is one of those people.

Absolutely, like tippity-top A-list celebrity.

And from what I understand, the nicest, most helpful person you'll ever meet, shuns the paparazzi kind of thing, just wants to live his own humble life.

And so that's who I admire the most are people who can live that kind of life.

I've done it for a long time.

I

I don't know if there's any formula to get that.

I think if there is something that's almost formulaic to get in this, it's like, what's gonna make me happy is not what's gonna make you happy.

And so the idea, I think most people spend money on things that society tells them that they should like, that marketing tells them that they should like, which is cars, homes, clothes, and the fancier, the more expensive, the better.