Morgan Housel

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Why You Believe the Things You Do

8 min listen·1,163 words
#psychology of money#investing#behavior
"Blog About Portfolio Air LP Blog I remember reading an article years ago about a father in Yemen who lost a son to starvation, only to have another child fall dangerously ill. Desperate, he turned to tribal elders who recommended a folk remedy: Shove a burning stick through the sick child’s chest to drain the illness. The father agreed."

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