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Thanks Derek.

Here's more information about Charlie Munger:

He lost his three year old son to cancer.

He has a glass eye due to a botched surgery.

He didn't start accumulating wealth until his late thirties.

He owns a huge catamaran boat: http://sbsail.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/011-IMG_0019.jp...

Also, Charlie frequently mentions inversion as one of the most powerful mental models.

Another powerful model says the models themselves can combine to have a multiplicative, "lollapalooza" effects.

In that, he stresses being multidisciplinary. To the man with a hammer, everything's a nail.

Combining ideas from philosophy, psychology, economics, finance, and even chaos theory--rationality is Charlie's highest virtue.

Here's a list of books Charlie recommends you read to gain insight into the Munger System.

http://www.mymentalmodels.info/charlie-munger-reading-list/

Poor Charlie's Almanac is fantastic. There's a story about Coca-Cola being a 2 trillion dollar company one day that will raise your eyebrows and give you insight into how they think about investments.

If you're like me and you can't get enough, kill a few hours with these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ibabROYccs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEBX5z56WPs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6RS_PqudxU



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