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Poor Charlie's Almanack
The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
Think Newsletter
December 19, 2023
Hey Players! – Here's what we'll learn today:
🏃 Learn life and business lessons from Charles T. Munger
🆓 Access 'Poor Charlie's Almanack' for free (12-hour read)
💡 Google's NotebookLM, a new tool to help with your writing.
🌟 Discover 52 interesting facts from 2023 in Tom Whitwell's list.
Happy Reading!
– Phelipe
Book of the Week
"In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time -- none, zero. You'd be amazed at how much Warren reads--and at how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I'm a book with a couple of legs sticking out."
Poor Charlie's Almanack is a compilation of speeches and thoughts by Charles T. Munger, Warren Buffett's partner. This book provides a comprehensive collection of insights on life, business, and investing, presenting a unique and pragmatic approach to decision-making. It is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their thinking and achieve success in various aspects of life.
Top Articles
A roundup of the week's most popular articles and essays from Playtext.
1. Poor Charlie's Almanack - FULL BOOK (12 hours)
Stripe Press has released the entire book for free. It is 12 hours long, but totally worth the listen (or read it in 6 hours at 2x speed 😉)
2. Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant (15 min)
Google launched NotebookLM, an AI-powered tool designed to help writers organize and analyze writing materials, offering insights and answering questions with accurate citations. The tool aims to improve workflow and accuracy, apart from similar AI tools like chatGPT.
3. 52 things I learned in 2023 (11 min)
Tom Whitwell shares his annual list of 52 fascinating learnings, including how “humans are now roughly as tall as we were 12,000 years ago” and that “only 28 books sold more than 500,000 copies in the US in 2022.
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