436. Same as Ever – A Guide to What Never Changes
The ONE Thing
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🗓️ 22 January 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Today's episode features none other than Morgan Housel, a distinguished partner at The Collaborative Fund and a New York Times best-selling author. Morgan's insightful works, including 'The Psychology of Money' and 'Same As Ever,' have captivated millions globally, selling over 4.5 million copies and translated into more than 50 languages. His expertise and eloquence have earned him multiple accolades, including the prestigious Best in Business Award and the New York Times Sydney Award. In 2022, MarketWatch recognized him as one of the 50 most influential people in markets.
In our conversation, we delve deep into Morgan's unique perspective that merges finance with life lessons. His writing isn't just about finance; it's a guide to becoming a better human, a happier parent, and a more fulfilled individual. With short, engaging chapters filled with relatable stories, Morgan's books offer timeless wisdom that's easily applicable to our lives.
In this episode, we discuss his latest work, 'Same As Ever,' a book that challenges the norm by focusing on what remains constant in business and life, rather than the ever-changing future. This approach is a game-changer, offering a fresh perspective on long-term success and the power of consistency.
Don't miss out on this incredible discussion with Morgan Housel. Tune in now and discover how to achieve greatness by focusing on what truly matters and remains constant in life.
To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods.
We talk about:
- Knowing what we can predict and what stays the same
- How modern innovations have increased
- Why magic happens when the world is on fire
- The ONE Thing you can do to thrive in the future
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- Learn more at morganhousel.com
- Follow Morgan on Instagram: @morganhousel
- Connect with Morgan on LinkedIn
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| 0:00.0 | We have Morgan Housall, who is a partner at the Collaborative Fund. |
| 0:11.3 | He's also the New York Times best-selling author of The Psychology of Money and Same As Ever. |
| 0:15.8 | His books have sold over 4.5 million copies and have been translated into more than 50 languages. He's a two-time winner of the Best in |
| 0:24.4 | Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and |
| 0:28.0 | and winner of the New York Times Sydney Award. In 2022, Market Watch named him |
| 0:32.2 | one of the 50 most influential people in markets. |
| 0:35.6 | He serves on the board of directors at Markel as well. |
| 0:39.7 | What a mind, Jay. I know. We get in this podcast we get to interview some of the brightest minds in the world and |
| 0:49.2 | Morgan is clearly one of those people that he's looking at everything through the lens of finance first because that's his industry |
| 0:56.7 | But what makes him so great and timeless is he's in in both is the psychology of money before the same as ever, |
| 1:04.2 | is actually life lessons about people, right? |
| 1:07.0 | They're so broadly applicable, |
| 1:09.0 | whether you care about finance or not. |
| 1:11.2 | You can learn how to be a better human, be a better parent, all of those |
| 1:15.2 | things when you actually dive into his books and he makes it easy. Short chapters with great stories. |
| 1:21.2 | You're exactly spot on. His writing style makes it so easy to |
| 1:24.0 | digest and to apply it to your own life that you get to learn based off history |
| 1:28.0 | based off things that have already happened. And we're talking about his new |
| 1:30.6 | books same as ever, which is this concept that most books or |
| 1:35.2 | most of us are teaching or reading about learning about things that change or |
| 1:39.2 | how to predict the future or how to be different and this book is all on a premise of what doesn't change? |
| 1:44.6 | What if we actually predicted what was going to happen in business and life |
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