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Morgan Housel

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3750 total appearances

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The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

And if you only have the humble slash depressed side, you're never going to get anywhere.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

And so I've been pretty good at being able to toggle back and forth sometimes within the same hour, certainly within the same day.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

And so what keeps you going?

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

I really enjoy what I do.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

Writing has never felt like work to me.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

And I think it's the same for you.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

It's just an extension of kind of who you are.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

It's never felt like work.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

And so I enjoy doing it.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

But also what keeps me going is like the healthy side of me.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

Part of me says like, I can keep doing this and do good work.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

And then a minute later, the other bird on the shoulder being like, you suck, you suck at this.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

And again, on net, I think it's a very healthy personality, even if it's just the two extreme sides.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

It can do a list of positive things for everybody.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

What I think is true is that on average, people who have more money tend to have fewer bad days, but I don't know if they have more better days.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

I think it is more likely that when you have more money, you are less likely to wake up and be like, man, things are not going well.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

But that doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to wake up grinning ear to ear.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

Now, that's a lifestyle improvement.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

If you have fewer bad days, that's great.

The Knowledge Project
Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

Your life is better.