Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and Filters In Harmony

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What Do Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Jordan Peterson, and I Have in Common? asks Scott Adams , he claims that it “turns out we have highly compatible strategies.” Scott Adams says you “can see more about my success strategies in my book.”

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We face difficult questions and challenges throughout our lives. They can cause anxiety, stress, and sometimes they hold us back from our potential. Filters in Harmony is the exploration of a mental model that spans across stock investing, career and skill development, and living a fulfilling life, designed to cut through large, chaotic challenges we may face. Filters in Harmony is a mindset inspired by a combination of: - Jordan B Peterson & Piaget, via Joe Rogan Experience - Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger, via Four Filters of Invention & - Scott Adams, Dilbert, and James Altucher

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Scott Adams: Win Bigly - Book Review

Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams

From the creator of Dilbert, an unflinching look at the strategies Donald Trump used to persuade voters to elect the most unconventional candidate in the history of the presidency, and how anyone can learn his methods for succeeding against long odds.
 
Scott Adams—a trained hypnotist and a lifelong student of persuasion—was one of the earliest public figures to predict Trump’s win, doing so a week after Nate Silver put Trump’s odds at 2 percent in his FiveThirtyEight.com blog. The mainstream media regarded Trump as a novelty and a sideshow. But Adams recognized in Trump a level of persuasion you only see once in a generation.

Trump triggered massive cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias on both the left and the right. We’re hardwired to respond to emotion, not reason. We might listen to 10 percent of a speech—a hand gesture here, a phrase there—and if the right buttons are pushed, we irrationally agree with the speaker and invent reasons to justify that decision after the fact.

The point isn’t whether Trump was right or wrong, good or bad. Win Bigly goes beyond politics to look at persuasion tools that can work in any setting—the same ones Adams saw in Steve Jobs when he invested in Apple decades ago. For instance:

  • If you need to convince people that something is important, make a claim that’s directionally accurate but has a big exaggeration in it. Everyone will spend endless hours talking about how wrong it is while accidentally persuading themselves the issue is a high priority.
  • Stop wasting time on elaborate presentations. Inside, you’ll learn which components of your messaging matter, and where you can wing it.
  • Creating "linguistic kill shots" with persuasion engineering (such as “Low-energy Jeb”) can be more powerful than facts and policies.

Adams offers nothing less than “access to the admin passwords to human beings.” This is a must-read if you care about persuading others in any field—or if you just want to resist persuasion from others.

About the Author

Scott Adams is the creator of Dilbert, one of the most popular comic strips of all time. He has been a full-time cartoonist since 1995, after 16 years as a technology worker for companies like Crocker National Bank and Pacific Bell. His many bestsellers include The Dilbert Principle, Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook, and How To Fail At Almost Everything And Still Win Big. He is co-founder of WhenHub. He lives outside of San Francisco.

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