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Founders: #286 Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger

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What I learned from reading All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There: Buffett & Munger – A Study in Simplicity and Uncommon, Common Sense by Peter Bevelin. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders by investing in a subscription to Founders Notes ---- Follow one of my favorite podcasts Invest Like The Best and listen to episode Mitch Lasky—The Business of Gaming Follow the podcast Gamecraft to learn more about the history of the video game industry. ---- [2:01] Buffett and Munger have a remarkable ability to eliminate folly, simplify things, boil down issues to their essence, get right to the point, and focus on simple and timeless truths. [3:00] The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Naval Ravikant and Eric Jorgenson. (Founders #191) [4:00] Warren Buffet or Charlie Munger are the very wise grandfather figure that I never had. [5:00] To try to live your life totally free of mistakes is a life of inaction. —Warren Buffett [5:00] The sign above the players' entrance to the field at Notre Dame reads ´Play Like a Champion Today.' I sometimes joke that the sign at Nebraska reads 'Remember Your Helmet.' Charl

[00:00:00] For the last five years, I've been writing a memo to myself. I have found this to be an excellent way to learn. The memo is in the form of a discussion between four characters. It's a story about a fictitious seeker and his visit to the Library of Wisdom where he meets another fictitious character, the librarian, along with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. What has been reinforced in writing this memo is the efficiency, simplicity, clarity, and common sense of judgment that are the hallmarks of Buffett and Munger. Both have a remarkable ability to eliminate folly, simplify…

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