"As I've gotten older...I could not help but notice the effect on people of the stories they told about themselves. If you listen to people—if you just sit and listen—you'll find that there are patterns in the way they talk about themselves. There's the kind of person who's always the victim in any story that they tell—always on the receiving end of some injustice. There's the person who's always kind of the hero in every story they tell. The smart person—they deliver the clever put-down. There are lots of versions of this. And you gotta be very careful about how you tell these stories because it starts to become you. You are, in the way you craft your narrative, kind of crafting your character. And so, I did at some point decide: I am going to adopt self-consciously as my narrative that I'm the happiest person anybody knows. And it is amazing how happy-inducing it is." --Michael Lewis [Source]
The Tim Ferriss Show (podcast): #427: Michael Lewis on the Crafts of Writing, Friendship, Coaching, Happiness, and More (LINK)
Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Transcript 2020 (LINK)
The Investor’s Podcast: TIP295: Mohnish Pabrai on Value Investing & Philanthropy (LINK)
Masters in Business Podcast: Jim Chanos on Financial Fraud (LINK)
Beyond coronavirus: The road ahead for the automotive aftermarke [H/T @chrispavese] (LINK)
How Greenwich Republicans Learned to Love Trump - by Evan Osnos (LINK)
The iconic brands that could disappear because of coronavirus (LINK)
Price Gouging Could Actually Fix Our Face Mask Shortage - by Russ Roberts (LINK)
Old Drugs May Find a New Purpose: Fighting the Coronavirus (LINK)
Why Weren’t We Ready for the Coronavirus? - by David Quammen (LINK)
Making Sense with Sam Harris (podcast): #201 [with Yuval Noah Harari] (LINK)
Hope, Through History Podcast: Episode 1 | FDR and The Great Depression (LINK)
Hope, Through History Podcast: Episode 2 | Winston Churchill and World War II (LINK)
Book of the day (recommended by Michael Lewis): The Long Ships