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by thegenius 4253 days ago
I have it and it's great. At first you think it's just some arrogant old man who is full of himself rambling on, then you realize you're dealing with a genius, and you can't put it down. The thing that resonated with me is his multiple mental models approach to life. He basically feels that one just needs a basic college education and the ability to apply the most important concepts from each course in a combinatorial way, and that if you specialize too much, you're likely to make an error (to the man with a hammer, everything is a nail). Lots of other stuff on human error.

The Almanac also pointed me to "Influence" by Robert Cialdini, which is one of Munger's most highly recommended books.

That is the quickest summary I can give from my ipad