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What I'm Trying To Say Is That For The Average Investor, What I Would Encourage Them To Do Is To Understand There's Inflation And Growth - It Can Go Higher And Lower - And To Have Four Different Portfolios Essentially That Make Up Your Total Portfolio That Gets You Balanced.

It's More Important To Do Big Things Well Than To Do Small Things Perfectly.

People With Good Work Habits Have To-do Lists That Are Reasonably Prioritized, And They Make Themselves Do What Needs To Be Done. By Contrast, People With Poor Work Habits Almost Randomly React To The Stuff That Comes At Them, Or They Can't Bring Themselves To Do The Things They Need To Do But Don't Like To Do (or Are Unable To Do).

Nature Is A Machine. The Family Is A Machine. The Life Cycle Is Like A Machine.

Radical Transparency Is Critical To Having An Idea Meritocracy Because It Shows What's Actually Happening Without Spin And Prevents People From Maneuvering Politically Behind Each Others' Backs. It Brings Problems And Weaknesses To The Surface And Allows People To See How They Are Dealt With, So It's Great For Training People On How To Deal With Real Problems.