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Learn Vicariously

The more hard lessons you can learn vicariously rather than through your own hard experience, the better.

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Using Checklists

I’m a great believer in solving hard problems by using a checklist. You need to get all the likely and...

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Curing Ignorance

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

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Predicting the Future

We have the same problem as everyone else: It’s very hard to predict the future.

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Work Hard at It

Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.

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One of the Most Important Choices You Will Ever Make

Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.

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Be Kind

Be kind. Mean is easy; kind is hard.

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Easy Investment Predictions

Berkshire is in the business of making easy predictions. If a deal looks too hard, the partners simply shelve it.

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When Something Is Too Hard

If something is too hard, we move on to something else. What could be simpler than that?”

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Action

Steve Jobs Quote: A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them.

Show Them What They Want

But in the end, for something this complicated, it’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of...

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Being a Controlling Owner

Being controlling owners is key — it would be hard for a committee to make these kinds of decisions.

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Business

Warren Buffett is Improving

It’s hard to believe that he’s getting better with each passing year. It won’t go on forever, but Warren is...

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David vs. Goliath

It is hard to think that a $2 billion company with 4,300-plus people couldn’t compete with six people in blue...

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What People Want

It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until...

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Dancing When You’ve Lost Your Wallet

It’s hard to dance if you just lost your wallet. Whoa! Where’s my wallet? But, hey this song is funky.

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Deferred Gratification in Investing

It’s waiting that helps you as an investor, and a lot of people just can’t stand to wait. If you...

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