Seeking Wisdom
by Peter Bevelin · first published 2007
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Compendium of mental models and cognitive biases drawn from Munger, Buffett, Darwin, Feynman and others, with lists of questions to ask when deciding. Suits readers wanting a structured reference on better thinking.
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Peter Bevelin begins his fascinating book with Confucius' great wisdom: "A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake." Seeking Wisdom is the result of Bevelin's learning about attaining wisdom. His quest for wisdom originated partly from making mistakes himself and observing those of others but also from the philosophy of super-investor and Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charles Munger. A man whose simplicity and clarity of thought was unequal to anything Bevelin had seen. In addition to naturalist Charles Darwin and Munger, Bevelin cites an encycl
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on “Ask HN: Interesting (Non software) books?” ↗Charlie Munger is one of my few heroes. A great all-around thinker, about more than just investing. I highly recommend a dive into his mind via these two books: Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger = http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578644283 = a deep read, mostly focused on cognitive biases Poor Charlie's Almanack = http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578645018 = a big coffee table book…
on “Charles Munger (of Berkshire Hathaway): Elementary Worldly Wisdom” ↗…everything they see. The funnny thing is that you say that you don't like overnight succes but you write for TechCrunch. By the way, if you dont like checklist I have something for you http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/15... Sorry for my bad english.
on “How to Create a Million-Dollar Business This Weekend” ↗"Seeking Wisdom - From Darwin to Munger" - by Peter Bevlin What struck me about this book is that it's a summary of insights about how to think better from some of the best thinkers ever (Munger to Twain to Einstein…
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2013?” ↗There's a book called Seeking Wisdom be Peter Bevelin that I really enjoyed. He also has useful lists of checklists in the back.
on “Checklist of Rationality Habits” ↗Poor Charlie's Almanack is a fine book, but as it's just a collection of speeches and short stories the content is somewhat unstructured. I prefer "Seeking Wisdom from Darwin To Munger" by Peter Bevelin: https://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/1...
on “Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models?” ↗Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin To Munger
on “Ask HN: Any recommended books on developing mental models?” ↗* Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger * Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger * The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You * The Great Mental Models
on “Ask HN: Which books teach mental models?” ↗"Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger" by Peter Bevelin. Excellent read.
on “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011” ↗'Seeking wisdom' by Munger
on “Ask HN: Any recommended books on developing mental models?” ↗…Munger. It's fair to say that it's worked well for him. He's got a great talk on the topic which pg has posted (http://ycombinator.com/munger.html) he also sponsored Peter Bevelin to create a book called "Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger" which is all about this (http://www.poorcharliesalmanack.com/seekingwisdom.html). Worth a read.
on “Eric Drexler: How to Learn About Everything” ↗…opinion it's definitely worth reading - take that for what you will. Other suggestions? I've got plenty if you want 'em. I read a book or two a week. Here's two more of my fav business-type books. Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin & The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber - a classic Here's a short cut to the best reading on business and entrepreneurship - take the following links and cross reference. If a book…
on “Ask HN: What is the greatest book you've ever read?” ↗maybe it is indeed part of some mental model, when we talk about systems we also talk about having checklists for systems, so its good :) Here's some quotes from the book notes of Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin: "Take all the main models from psychology and use them as a checklist in reviewing outcomes in complex systems." [1] "It's a great overview of the lessons of Charlie Munger (partner…
on “Ask HN: What books to read on developing mental models and increasing cognition?” ↗If you are interested to change yours, I recommend the Book [Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger](http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-Edition/d...)
on “Changing my operating system” ↗