Charlie Munger on how to rise in life:

“I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.”

Does the world happen to you, or do you happen to the world?

Most people wait for permission to solve problems. The subtle message they send is "I don't care enough to solve this on my own. Tell me what to do." The world happens to them.

High agency people are different. They care. And because they care, they solve problems without being told. They