The Munger Operating System: A Life That Works

Shane Parrishfs.blogWritten April 201611 min read

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Charlie Munger's rules for a life that works, drawn from his 2007 USC Law commencement speech: deserve what you want, keep learning, invert problems, be reliable, avoid ideology and self-pity, and earn deserved trust.

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