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Why “Lessons That Benefit You” Never Feel Entertaining
It’s interesting how humans can sense when something is directed to self-improvement or non-entertainment. We gravitate to entertainment and escapism — comedy, beauty, sex, drama — but if there is a learning angle with some lesson that is going to benefit you, almost all humans sense that and discount it.
I was thinking about this while reading The Wealthy Barber with my 13-year-old. It was one of the most influential books of my life. I picked it up when I was 14 or 15, and it shaped how I think about financial management. It’s full of simple lessons: living below your means, saving money…
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