William Green — Lessons for Life and Investing (EP.102)

William Green is a journalist and author of the book "RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life." — a book that draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with many of the world's super-investors to demonstrate that key insights for building wealth apply to life as well. You can follow William on Twitter https://twitter.com/williamgreen72 and get his book at https://www.amazon.com/Richer-Wiser-Happier-Greatest-Investors/dp/1501164856 Show Notes:

• From Journalism to Investing
• Obsessiveness required to play and win a game
• Behavioral biases
• Role of patience in investing
• Stoicism, and dealing with uncertainty
• Reading authors like Henry James
• Saying YES to serendipity
• Being present in the moment
• Delaying gratification
• "When I fall, I shall rise"
• Getting out of your own way
• Staying away from the games that don't suit you
• How body posture can affect you psychologically
• Giving pleasure to your creator
• Not knowing the truth

Books Mentioned:

• Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and in Life; by William Green
• Happy: Why More Or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine; by Derren Brown