A lot of smart people think they're way smarter than they are, and therefore they do worse than dumb people. And it's very common to be utterly brill… - Charlie Munger
" "A lot of smart people think they're way smarter than they are, and therefore they do worse than dumb people. And it's very common to be utterly brilliant and think you're way the hell smarter than you are.
About Charlie Munger
Charles Thomas Munger (January 1, 1924 – November 28, 2023) was Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, the diversified investment corporation chaired by investor Warren Buffett.
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First (prescription for misery), be unreliable. Do not faithfully do what you have engaged to do. If you will only master this one habit, you will more that counterbalance the combined effect of all your virtues, howsoever great. If you like being distrusted and excluded from the best human contribution and company, this prescription is for you. Master this one habit, and you will always play the role of the hare in the fable, except that instead of being outrun by the one fine turtle, you will be outrun by hordes and hordes of mediocre turtles and even some mediocre turtles on crutches.