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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...

⬐ supershobu

This is one of the most powerful books I have read.

⬐ makerleader

This is the best "reference" book out there in my opinion.

My algorithm for making decisions now boils down to:

Filling out this: https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/02/decision-journal/

and referencing applicable models from Seeking Wisdom and https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/

If you enjoy these sort of summaries, I encourage you to check out the book "Seeking Wisdom" by Peter Bevelin https://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/1...

For those interested in a good book about human biases and thinking, check out Seeking Wisdom From Darwin to Munger.

http://www.poorcharliesalmanack.com/seeking_wisdom.php

http://www.amazon.com/Seeking-Wisdom-Darwin-Munger-3rd/dp/15...

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...)

As a businessman I really don't identify with this world of entrepreneur snobs who don't read shit and critiquize 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.

⬐ irahul

"Make a million dollar business in 2 days" doesn't make any sense at all, in any context - it's immaterial whether you are a businessman or an entrepreneur.

I read the article, and there is some good, but generic and basic advice there. It's like exercise daily, eat healthy, only for entrepreneurs.

And the headline is overtly exaggerating, just like whole 4 hour whatever series.

> The funnny thing is that you say that you don't like overnight succes but you write for TechCrunch.

And his writing for techcrunch matters how?

And everyone would like to be a overnight millionaire, but it happens rarel, and a blog post from a self help group isn't going to make it happen. The title is objectionable, incorrect, link bait.

The authors are entitled to their opinions, so is OP, you and I. If the checklist approach works for you, keep following them.

⬐ symptic

The title says "a Million-Dollar Business THIS Weekend" and not "IN A Weekend," suggesting the initial effort to create an idea and verify that idea (and potentially creating the MVP) can be done within 48 hours. There is nothing in this post suggesting a business will be completely created in a weekend, and these arguments criticizing the post show a lack of understanding.

Go back and read what is said until you thoroughly understand the message and realize Noah is merely exemplifying the Lean Startup method; it's a gritty and unsexy approach to building a business, and it's very effective at avoiding long-term losses and encouraging learning.

⬐ irahul

> Go back and read what is said until you thoroughly understand the message

I read the article - thank you very much - and I am not enticed by snake oil. If that works for you, keep applying it.

> The title says "a Million-Dollar Business THIS Weekend" and not "IN A Weekend," suggesting the initial effort to create an idea and verify that idea (and potentially creating the MVP) can be done within 48 hours.

I can't argue against rationalization. By your logic, it can very well say a million dollar business in 5 minutes, where 5 minutes is the time it took to read the article.

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 of his speeches and essays, good for leaving on the kitchen table to read over a meal

I think if you order the books directly from Charlie Munger's company, the proceeds go to charity: http://www.poorcharliesalmanack.com/

⬐ joshkaufman

Agreed - Munger has been one of my very few heroes for a long time now. Poor Charlie's Almanack is a great read.

Munger's concept of mental models is the basis for my book ("The Personal MBA"), which comes out in January. The project started because I was looking for a comprehensive treatment of Munger's models, but couldn't find one.

Munger's models also tend to be very clearly focused on making investment decisions, which is great, but tend to overlook how to start / grow a business, so that's what I set out to create.

This approach is now the basis of my work with my clients and course participants, with huge success. Mental models work wonders for people with little knowledge of a topic - they're a great way to teach people something useful quickly.