#702: Morgan Housel — Contrarian Money and Writing Advice, Three Simple Goals to Guide Your Life, Journaling Prompts, Choosing the Right Game to Play, Must-Read Books, and More
This podcast episode covers various topics including the benefits of momentous supplements for performance optimization and the company's dedication to quality and testing. It explores the insights from books on psychology and human behavior, emphasizing the importance of understanding what doesn't change. The speakers discuss their writing processes and the challenges of fame, wealth, and success, emphasizing the need for balance and maintaining personal relationships. The episode also touches on the impact of social media, the significance of taking active notes while consuming content, and the enduring influence of well-written books compared to podcasts.
Takeaways
• Momentous supplements offer a wide range of high-quality products across different categories to optimize performance in areas such as sports, sleep, cognitive health, and hormone support.
• Understanding human behavior and focusing on what doesn't change can provide better insights into the future, as demonstrated in the books "The Psychology of Money" and "Same As Ever: A Guide to It Never Changes."
• Writing should come from a strong internal drive and be a means of personal expression, rather than solely driven by external motivations.
• Fame and wealth can have negative impacts, such as changes in personality, the burden of social debt, and loss of privacy, highlighting the importance of maintaining personal relationships and anonymity.
• Success often comes with personal costs, such as sacrifices in relationships and work-life balance, underscoring the need to consider trade-offs and pursue sustainable strategies.
• Text-based content, despite the rise of audio media, still holds value and can provide a more focused and lasting impact on readers.
• Attention-seeking behaviors on social media, particularly for young people, can have negative influences on expectations, ambitions, and mental well-being.
• Building and maintaining strong personal relationships involve accepting imperfections, compromising, and actively making efforts to keep the connection alive.
• Success should be approached with consideration for long-term sustainability and acknowledgement of the inherent challenges and sacrifices involved.
• Active note-taking and engagement while consuming content, such as books and podcasts, can enhance the learning experience and provide deeper insights.
• Well-written books have a lasting impact on readers due to their focused and contextualized nature, while podcasts can be more transient and quickly forgotten.
• Personal relationships, self-reflection, and gratitude are important aspects of personal growth and finding fulfillment in life.
