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#44 – November 21, 2022
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Wise: Breaking bad habits
I’ve tried many different ways to break my bad habits. But none of the conventional tips and tricks brought me lasting success.
Here’s a standard piece of advice: “Replace a bad habit with a good one.”
But that didn’t work for me. That’s because most bad habits originate from our lifestyle, which is a culmination of all our habits.
So when you try to break one habit, the rest of your lifestyle remains intact. This means it’s only a matter of time before you revert to your previous routines.
This is precisely why I believe it’s most effective to change your entire lifestyle for the better. Break all your bad habits at once.
↳ Why You Can’t Break Your Bad Habits
Wealthy: Avoiding financial ruin
Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman-Fried. Just a few big names who financially ruined themselves, but more importantly, also brought the same thing to others.
That’s a tragedy.
Can we avoid that type of financial ruin? According to the best investors of all time, Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger, the answer is yes.
One must stay in their “circle of competence.” In other words: If you don’t understand an investment 100%, avoid it.
Furthermore, you will not only avoid big financial losses with that strategy. You will also set yourself up to build inevitable wealth.
When you avoid ruin and big mistakes, it’s only a matter of time before you get rich when you invest in what you understand.
↳ To Build Inevitable Wealth, Simply Avoid Financial Ruin
One interesting thing
To remain in balance in our pursuit of wealth, it’s good to be indifferent to the outcome. That’s why I like to read Eastern Philosophy, in particular, Jiddu Krishnamurti. Here’s a quote:
“As long as there is the desire to gain, to achieve, to become, at whatever level, there is inevitably anxiety, sorrow, fear.”
This mindset neutralizes greed.
Thanks for reading! I hope you found this edition of Wise & Wealthy useful.
All the best,
Darius
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