Same as Ever by Morgan Housel

Author:Morgan Housel [Housel, Morgan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2023-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

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On a related topic: Let me share a story about nuclear bombs to show how easy it is to discount risks.

Tiny and Magnificent

When little things compound into extraordinary things.

A common theme in history is that people assume the biggest companies, nations, and innovations pose the biggest threats and create the biggest opportunities.

But that’s usually not how it works.

A 2010 Yale study showed that one of the leading causes of the increase in obesity is not necessarily people eating larger meals; it’s eating more small snacks throughout the day.

It’s a good example of how lots of things work.

Most catastrophes come from a series of tiny risks—each of which is easy to ignore—that multiply and compound into something huge. The opposite is true: Most amazing things happen when something tiny and insignificant compounds into something extraordinary.

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