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Words Into Works #150 | Avoiding Stupidity Over Chasing Genius

by Sam Thomas Davies | Last updated: May 12, 2025 | Filed Under: Decision Making, Words Into Works

A few weeks ago, I read Never Enough by Andrew Wilkinson and mentioned it in this newsletter. What stayed with me wasn’t his ambition. It was who he kept returning to. Again and again, he pointed back to Charlie Munger. Wilkinson had read every book he could find about him. He modeled his company, Tiny, […]

Words Into Works #143 | Pre-Mortem Thinking

by Sam Thomas Davies | Last updated: March 17, 2025 | Filed Under: Decision Making, Words Into Works

You’ve poured weeks into preparing a pivotal presentation. You’ve rehearsed meticulously, envisioned applause, anticipated success. But what if the smartest move isn’t visualizing victory at all? What if, paradoxically, your greatest advantage lies in picturing disaster before it unfolds? In her book Thinking in Bets, Annie Duke—a former professional poker champion who built her career […]

Words Into Works #139 | The JOLT Effect

by Sam Thomas Davies | Last updated: February 16, 2025 | Filed Under: Decision Making, Words Into Works

Have you ever stared at an email draft for too long, tweaking a word here, deleting a sentence, and then putting it back like some indecision-fueled dance? Or maybe you’ve been meaning to make a career move, but instead of deciding, you research. And research. And research. You tell yourself you’re being thorough, gathering all […]

Words Into Works #136 | Munger’s Latticework

by Sam Thomas Davies | Last updated: January 20, 2025 | Filed Under: Decision Making, Words Into Works

Why do some people consistently make better decisions, even in areas they’ve never studied? Whether choosing the right career move, making sense of market trends, or just navigating daily life quickly, these individuals often seem to have a secret advantage. Here’s the good news: They do. And you can cultivate it, too. Warren Buffett’s legendary […]

Words Into Works #135 | The The Regret Optimization Framework

by Sam Thomas Davies | Last updated: January 12, 2025 | Filed Under: Decision Making, Words Into Works

Regret. The word feels heavy, doesn’t it? We’ve all felt its weight. A moment we wish we could redo. A chance left untaken. A mistake we couldn’t undo. Conventional wisdom tells us to “live with no regrets,” as if burying these feelings will lighten the load. But what if regret isn’t something to escape? What […]

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