For a very long time, I wished to be a travel writer. I pictured myself wearing something impossibly chic as I stepped off an airplane with a passport full of stamps, tape recorder in one hand and pen and paper in the other. I started a tumblr (yes, I’m old) when I studied abroad because I […]
The late Charlie Munger is remembered for building one of the great investment records in American history alongside Warren Buffett. Fewer people know the decade he spent broke, divorced, and grieving a dead child before any of that success arrived. In 1953 his marriage ended. His ex-wife kept the house. He was living in cramped […]
Sailing to Alaska with Disney Cruise Line is a recipe for true magic. Whether it’s soaking in the misty mountains from your stateroom verandah or spotting a pod of humpback whales while waiting in line to meet Mickey Mouse, there will be no shortage of amazing moments regardless of your cruise itinerary. Meeting Fisherman Mickey […]
I’ve read over two hundred books on money over the past three decades. Some were dense enough to require a second pass, others were thin enough to finish in a few days, and most of them said roughly the same thing in different words. Out of all those pages, only seven ideas actually changed how […]
If you’ve ever found yourself wandering amid the hunting-lodge armchairs and fake canyons of a Bass Pro Shops location, and experienced the intrusive thought, “I kind of wish this was a real hunting lodge I could, like, sleep in,” then, reader, I have flabbergasting news for you: Bass Pro Shops World is a place on […]
The late Charlie Munger, the late vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner, built his reputation on more than financial analysis. He spent decades developing mental habits designed to prevent errors and compound wisdom across a lifetime. Munger believed self-improvement came down to discipline and daily learning rather than raw brilliance. […]
If you’d asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I’d have answered “National Geographic Photographer” without hesitation. My youth was surrounded by dusty stacks of yellow-bordered magazines. Every Sunday evening as a young adult, as my wife and I watched Explorer, I thought Boyd Matson had the best job in the […]
The late Charlie Munger never sold mental toughness as gritting your teeth or forcing yourself through pain. For him, toughness was a byproduct of clear thinking. It came from controlling emotion, structuring rational habits, and defending your mind against its own weaknesses. He believed a durable mind wasn’t built solely on willpower. It was built […]
With thousands of campgrounds across the U.S., you’re never far from a place to spend the night. But when it comes to traveling with kids, there are extra considerations: distance to bathrooms, availability of clean water, ample space to run around, swimming pools, playgrounds, and more. Based on the factors that matter most to families, these […]
The late Charlie Munger spent decades watching smart people ruin their lives with low emotional intelligence. Not through bad luck. Through bad temperament. The gap between the two explains most failures he witnessed in business and in life. The ten behaviors below are taken directly from his own words. Some are short. Some take a […]