Everybody engaged in complex work needs colleagues. Just the discipline of having to put your thoughts in order with somebody else is a very useful thing.”
Charlie MungerThe interesting thing is the field is so big - it's enormous. One thing a modern civilization needs is energy.
Charlie MungerWe try more to profit from always remembering the obvious than from grasping the esoteric.
Charlie MungerI like people admitting they were complete stupid horses' asses. I know I'll perform better if I rub my nose in my mistakes. This is a wonderful trick to learn.
Charlie MungerI mean people are really crazy about minor decrements down. And then, if you act on them, then you get into reciprocation tendency, because you don't just reciprocate affection, you reciprocate animosity, and the whole thing can escalate. And so huge insanities can come from just subconsciously over-weighing the importance of what you're losing or almost getting and not getting.
Charlie Munger