Charlie Munger’s first rule of compounding is to never interrupt it unnecessarily. Because of the way compounding works over time, to prematurely interrupt it (e.g. selling your shares or stopping to contribute) will forgo the largest upside—most compounding interest benefits occur at the end.
See also:
- Naval Ravikant talks about things that compound over time extensively
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How to Live an Asymmetric Life (Literature Notes)
In How to Live an Asymmetric Life, Graham Weaver talks about how to confront fear and get the most out of your life to a class of soon-to-be business school graduates.
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The more consistent something is, the more potent it becomes. It might sound boring to say the same things over and over again, but it leads to better results. Said another way, it’s difficult to get anything of value by being inconsistent.