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  Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – By Carol S. Dweck Summary: Chapter 1: The Mindsets A person's mindset greatly influences their chances of success and achievement. Those with a fixed mindset believe that their personal qualities, such as intelligence, creativity, or athletic ability, cannot be changed and they feel a constant need to prove their worth and capability. On the other hand, people with a growth mindset believe that personal qualities can be improved upon. The key characteristic of a growth mindset is a passion for learning and pushing oneself to the limit, even when things get tough. Your mindset, however, is not permanent and can be changed. Chapter 2: Inside the Mindsets There are significant differences between individuals with fixed mindsets and growth mindsets when it comes to approaching success. People with fixed mindsets believe that their intelligence and abilities are predetermined and cannot be changed. Therefore, they have no interest in...

Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor – By Tren Griffin Summary: Chapter 1: The Basics of the Graham Value Investing System When Graham value investors make mistakes, it's usually because they forget the simplicity of the Graham value investing system or deviate from its fundamentals, making psychological or emotional errors when implementing it. In the long run, it's always better to focus on following the right process than any specific intermediate outcome. Simplicity can improve performance by helping us better understand what we're doing. Real knowledge is knowing the extent of one's ignorance, which can be taught or learned if enough is at stake. The successful Graham value investor reduces the downside risk of any investment. Investors can achieve better financial outcomes by being less foolish. Knowing what you don't know is more useful than being brilliant. The market's folly is the source of opportunity for Graham's value investor. Chapter ...