I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed e… - Charlie Munger

In my whole life I've never been good at something I wasn't very interested in. It just doesn't work. There's no substitute for strong interest.

lifelong learning, intellectual curiosity, sobriety, avoidance of envy and resentment, reliability, learning from the mistakes of others, perseverance, objectivity, willingness to test one’s own beliefs, and many more. But his advice comes not in the form of stentorian admonishments; instead, Charlie uses humor, inversions (following the directive of the great algebraist [Carl] Jacobi to “invert, always invert”), and paradox to provide sage counsel about life’s toughest challenges. Charlie also employs historical and business case studies to great effect. In these presentations, he makes his points with subtlety and texture, often using a story-like context instead of abstract statements of theory. He regales his audience with humorous anecdotes and poignant tales rather than with a blizzard of facts and figures.

So in the game of life, get the needed models into your head and think it through forward and backward. What works in bridge will work in life.