motivation distilled

There are only two motivating factors in life: The desire for gain and The fear of loss.

why I don't gamble

Losing hurts more than winning feels good

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econ 101

The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent

J. M. Keynes

regarding continued house appreciation

for all the real estate specuvestors

"Anything that can't continue indefinitely, won't"