695 Shane Parrish on Wisdom from Warren Buffett, Rules for Better Thinking, How to Reduce Blind Spots, The Dangers of Mental Models, and More

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Here is a long form summary of the key points from the podcast conversation between Tim Ferriss and Shane Parrish:

- Shane had a troubled childhood, moving schools frequently and getting into trouble. Reading books like The Stopwatch Gang provided an outlet and escape. In grade 9, a teacher wrote that Shane would be lucky to graduate high school.

- Shane later joined an intelligence agency, starting just before 9/11. The experience taught him how to make tough decisions with high stakes. He started the blog Farnam Street as a way to learn from Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett and others how to make better decisions.

- On kids and frequent moves, Shane says it's harder in high school as friendships and expectations become more fixed. Before that, it can help kids learn social skills and experiment with different roles.

- Key to Farnam Street's business model is building an email list to own the audience. Naval Ravikant's podcast episode going viral showed the power of email. Content should be evergreen and timeless.

- On investing, Shane uses Farnam Street income. He likes private deals in profitable companies he understands. Index funds provide diversification. Weighting by big tech companies raises some concern.

- Tim is moving investments from growth into safer assets for more peace of mind, even if opportunity cost is high. Money should improve quality of life.

- On better decisions: Recognize ordinary moments as decisions. Manage emotions and be in a good position first. Focus on the outcome over ego. Think independently of circumstances and the crowd.

- Writing helps crystallize fuzzy thinking. It generates new ideas and humility to discard bad ones. AI can't examine your thinking like writing can.

In summary, the conversation covered decision-making, investing, business building and the value of writing in the AI age. Shane emphasized positioning yourself for success first before big decisions.

https://tim.blog/2023/09/28/shane-parrish-farnam-street/