Rob Reid
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1,484 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 23 Aug
Rob Reid’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In fact, the chapter on this guy's life, the very first sentence in the chapter is a great, probably one of my favorite lines in the book.
Progress in thinking is progress towards simplicity.
Simplicity combined with thoroughness has helped Warburg more than anything else in life.
To think deeply means to think lucidly, he says.
Warburg has strong opinions on what to read and what to ignore.
He reads books on history and philosophy.
He loves good fiction and good poetry.
He avoids business publications and ignores most newspapers.
He used to read a lot of newspapers before the war, but came to the conclusion that newspaper reading leads to a gradual loss of memory.
since most people read the paper with the subconscious wish of trying to forget as fast as possible what they read.
He spends many pleasant weekends reading and rereading the books he loves.
People often ask Warburg how a modern, successful merchant banker can get along without a thorough daily study of contemporary politics, economics, and finance.
And I love this part.
He says, I keep my ears open.
People tell me everything that's important.
Warburg is an enthusiastic nonconformist.
He wants to be right and doesn't mind being different.
In his scheme of things, theory and practice must always mesh.
Warburg does not like to be surrounded by yes-men.
This is another thing that reappears throughout the book.
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