We often assume that the people around us can read between the lines — that our silence speaks for itself, or that our feelings are obvious from context. But research suggests that what feels transparent to us is often invisible to others. The gap between what we mean and what we actually communicate can be vast, and most of us have no idea how wide it truly is.
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Stephen Jay Gould — The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History
The investor's chief problem — and even his worst enemy — is likely to be himself. In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine. The man who cannot master his emotions is ill-suited to profit from the investment process.
Benjamin Graham — The Intelligent Investor
The second it was in my system, I had a brief period where I felt a strange combination of horrible things. One being, Oh my god, I love this. I remember it. This works pretty fucking well. I can't say that there's no part of me that doesn't like this. And then of course there is a part of me that doesn't like it, because I felt guilty for liking it, and I hated that feeling.
Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual