The third helpful notion is that it is not enough to think problems through forward. You must also think in reverse, much like the rustic who wanted … - Charlie Munger

What I found, in my extended attempts to complete by informal means my stunted education, was that, plugging along with only ordinary will but with the fundamental organizing ethos as my guide, my ability to serve everything I loved was enhanced far beyond my deserts. Large gains came in places that seemed unlikely as I started out, sometimes making me like the only one without a blindfold in a high-stakes game of pin the tail on the donkey. For instance, I was productively led into psychology, where I had no plans to go, creating large advantages that deserve a story on another day.

In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn’t read all the time – none, zero.

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.