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# Questions from Same as Ever

Source: *Same as Ever* by Morgan Housel

- Who has the right answers, but I ignore them because they're not entertaining or articulate?
- Which of my current views would I disagree with if I were born in a different country or generation?
- What do I desperately want to be true so much that I think it's true when it's clearly not?
- What is a problem that I think only applies to other people, industries, or countries that may actually affect me someday?
- What do I think is true, but is actually just good marketing?
- What haven't I experienced firsthand that leaves me naive about how something works?
- What looks unsustainable but is actually a new trend we haven't accepted yet?
- Who do I think is smart but is actually full of it?
- Am I prepared to handle risks I can't even envision?
- Which of my current views would change if my incentives were different?
- What are we ignoring today that will seem shockingly obvious in the future?
- What events very nearly happened that could have fundamentally changed my world?
- How much have things outside my control contributed to things I take credit for?
- How do I know if I'm being patient (a skill) or stubborn (a flaw)?
- Who do I look up to that is secretly miserable?
- What hassle am I trying to eliminate that's actually an unavoidable cost of success?
- What crazy genius that I aspire to emulate is actually just crazy?
- What strong belief do I hold that's most likely to change?
- What's always been true?
- What's the same as ever?

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