Tag archives for Charlie Munger

  1. 2023 Year-In-Review

    Personal Family: Similar to last year, my home life has primarily been focused on my daughter. And while it feels like that’s the only thing I do, if I think about it, that’s exactly how I want it to be! The last few years have passed by so fast, and it’s obvious to me that…

  2. Farewell Charlie Munger

    One of my intellectual heroes Charlie Munger has just passed away at the tender age of 99. I feel quite sad because on the one hand so much of my thinking and values has been based on his writings and speeches, and on the other hand, paraphrasing Charlie himself, who I am I to complain…

  3. Another Apocryphal Story

    Another great story that Charlie Munger has been telling more recently: A 14 year old boy asks Mozart: “How can I learn to be a great composer?” Mozart: “You’re far too young.” Boy: “But you were only 8 when you wrote your first symphony!” Mozart: “Yes, but I wasn’t going around asking people how to…

  4. 2018 Year-In-Review

    It’s been a busy year! So much so that I’ve barely even had a weekend to myself to reflect on things. Thankfully, I have a couple of weeks off for the holidays to write this year-in-review. I did this last year and I think it was an extremely useful exercise. Sometimes things move so fast…

  5. 2017 Year-In-Review

    With the way the pace of my life is moving, I feel like I haven’t had much time to reflect on longer term accomplishments and lessons.  So I thought doing an annual review is a great chance for me to reflect on the past year and figure out what I’m doing right and what I’m…