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Re:Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your m... by andrewb1 on Saturday September 02, 2017 @10:39AM (#15156163)
Poor Charlie's Almanack. It's a compilation of talks and essays from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet's business partner. This book has single-handedly changed my invest strategies and mindset. Instead of trying to buy low and sell high, Berkshire Hathaway holds a large cash position, until they find something they consider to be a sure bet, take a large stake and hold. I now have the quote "Be right and hold tight" written at my work table.
Re:Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your m... by MarkMc on Saturday September 02, 2017 @12:04PM (#15156655)
Poor Charlie's Almanack is a fine book, but as it's just a collection of speeches and short stories the content is somewhat unstructured. I prefer "Seeking Wisdom from Darwin To Munger" by Peter Bevelin: https://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/1...
Re:Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your m... by supershobu on Sunday September 03, 2017 @12:22AM (#15159679)
This is one of the most powerful books I have read.
Re:Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your m... by makerleader on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @10:38AM (#15175618)
This is the best "reference" book out there in my opinion.

My algorithm for making decisions now boils down to:

Filling out this: https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/02/decision-journal/

and referencing applicable models from Seeking Wisdom and https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/