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Takeaways from the Book 'Same as Ever' by Morgan Housel

Morgan Housel once shared a quote that goes like this, “𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴; 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴.”   The author lives by this philosophy in his books, most recently in ‘Same as Ever’. There are many quotable sentences that explain why some things in the world never change. Hence, the name ‘Same as Ever’.  I had great fun reading this.  Here are few of my takeaways:  Everything that happened in our lives is the final outcome out of numerous possibilities. If any other possible event occurred instead of the ones that occurred, our lives could have taken a completely different path. This thought alone should make us humble and realise we can’t predict the future. What is the biggest risk in life? Answer: the risk that you have never thought of. Instead of predicting what can happen, focus on how you can maximise your resilience against the most extreme events.  Stories are more powerful than statistics. People...