Steven

And I was like, it's easy – like look, every job has downsides that are stressful and you don't want to do them. And they're a pain and you hate them. And you can't wait to live a world where you don't have to do the stressful parts of your job. But –

And I was like, it's easy – like look, every job has downsides that are stressful and you don't want to do them. And they're a pain and you hate them. And you can't wait to live a world where you don't have to do the stressful parts of your job. But –

For a lot of us, like what we really want to do in our soul is like be productive in the world and add value to the world, add value for our family, add value to the world. And one of the quickest ways to become depressed is to be very productive and then immediately stop. That's a quick path to depression for a lot of people. And so some people are very good at retirement.

For a lot of us, like what we really want to do in our soul is like be productive in the world and add value to the world, add value for our family, add value to the world. And one of the quickest ways to become depressed is to be very productive and then immediately stop. That's a quick path to depression for a lot of people. And so some people are very good at retirement.

My mom, on the other hand, was very good at retirement. She retired, never looked back, and has a very full life in retirement. She keeps herself very busy with hobbies and friends and whatnot. So some people are very good at it. Other people who found their identity in their work, that's a lot of people. That's me. I think that's probably you, would go crazy if we ended up retiring.

My mom, on the other hand, was very good at retirement. She retired, never looked back, and has a very full life in retirement. She keeps herself very busy with hobbies and friends and whatnot. So some people are very good at it. Other people who found their identity in their work, that's a lot of people. That's me. I think that's probably you, would go crazy if we ended up retiring.

Oh, I would say my own book. No, I think a couple that were really important for me, you know, it's not bedtime reading, but a guy named Benjamin Graham wrote a book called The Intelligent Investor. He wrote it in the 1930s. So it is written in 1930s English, and he was a professor. So it's written, it's not quite a textbook, but it's not bedtime reading.

Oh, I would say my own book. No, I think a couple that were really important for me, you know, it's not bedtime reading, but a guy named Benjamin Graham wrote a book called The Intelligent Investor. He wrote it in the 1930s. So it is written in 1930s English, and he was a professor. So it's written, it's not quite a textbook, but it's not bedtime reading.

But there is more wisdom about investing in that book than any other book that's been written in the last 100 years. And even though he wrote it almost 100 years ago, 90% of it is timeless. He says certain things that are obviously dated, but there's more wisdom in there than anything else that's ever been written. That's why the book still sells a lot 90 years after it's been written.

But there is more wisdom about investing in that book than any other book that's been written in the last 100 years. And even though he wrote it almost 100 years ago, 90% of it is timeless. He says certain things that are obviously dated, but there's more wisdom in there than anything else that's ever been written. That's why the book still sells a lot 90 years after it's been written.

That was a big one. Learning about World War II and the Great Depression was very influential to me and many other people because both of those events, particularly World War II, saw the highest range of human emotions that I think has ever been documented. From the most agony and despair and torment to the most like elation and happiness that it's over.

That was a big one. Learning about World War II and the Great Depression was very influential to me and many other people because both of those events, particularly World War II, saw the highest range of human emotions that I think has ever been documented. From the most agony and despair and torment to the most like elation and happiness that it's over.

Like so many, the fullest range of human emotions were documented during that period from probably 1929 to 1945. Those 16 years, I think if you learn about what happened in the United States and all over the world, of course, you learn so much about humanity. Like when you study World War II, you're not really learning about military tactics, even though that's part of it.

Like so many, the fullest range of human emotions were documented during that period from probably 1929 to 1945. Those 16 years, I think if you learn about what happened in the United States and all over the world, of course, you learn so much about humanity. Like when you study World War II, you're not really learning about military tactics, even though that's part of it.

You're learning about the psychology of how people deal with uncertainty, dread, risk, doubt, fear. You can learn more about those topics during that 15-year period than anything else. Yeah.

You're learning about the psychology of how people deal with uncertainty, dread, risk, doubt, fear. You can learn more about those topics during that 15-year period than anything else. Yeah.

Because it's out in the middle of an open field, it's gorging on sunlight because there's no other trees shading it. It's just gorging on sunlight. Because it gorges on sunlight, it grows very, very fast. It can grow like 10 times faster than a tree that's covered in shade. So you might think that that's great. That's amazing. It's growing so quickly. If you're a farmer, you love that.

Because it's out in the middle of an open field, it's gorging on sunlight because there's no other trees shading it. It's just gorging on sunlight. Because it gorges on sunlight, it grows very, very fast. It can grow like 10 times faster than a tree that's covered in shade. So you might think that that's great. That's amazing. It's growing so quickly. If you're a farmer, you love that.

But when a tree grows that quickly, it never has a chance to grow dense. and hard. It never has a chance to grow a very established root structure. And so those trees, even though they grow very quickly, they die very quickly. They're very susceptible to rot because they never have a chance to grow hard. It's just kind of like mushy, soft wood inside.

But when a tree grows that quickly, it never has a chance to grow dense. and hard. It never has a chance to grow a very established root structure. And so those trees, even though they grow very quickly, they die very quickly. They're very susceptible to rot because they never have a chance to grow hard. It's just kind of like mushy, soft wood inside.