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Marvelous presentation today on this subject Louie. I really think you ought to consider a podcast! Your enthusiasm is infectious!

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Rick, it was so good to see you today! I learned a few things from you about being more engaging while on live, and I thank you for that. I would do a podcast, but I'd hate to do it alone, feels like a lot of work :)

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Oct 30Liked by Louie Bacaj

Love the message, Louie! I also think when people hear, "multidisciplinary," they just think of standard school subjects like math, science, and art. But I know from experience that inspiration can be found pretty much everywhere, like in pop culture, sports, religion, etc. Keeping an open mind increases your odds of becoming Bronze!

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That's a great point Alvin, there are so many "disciplines" that haven't even been defined by academia or have yet to be defined. Inspiration can come from any of it.

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Excellent post, Louie! I've written a recent note on the same core idea: so many fields of "knowledge work" would benefit from such an approach.

https://substack.com/@themanagementconsultant/note/c-74096441?r=2k48qd&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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I like that TMC, it's amazing how these things feed into each other, too. Sometimes having the breadth (internally) makes you even better at the one thing they pay you for externally. Like the Munger example, or Ben Franklin, etc.

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What a banger of an essay to return after an absence - just accentuates how much I have missed M&Ms!

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Glad you're back writing again, Louie!

I have always been a dabbler, reading random books that I never know how I might use the knowledge from, but maybe I am becoming bronze, this perspective made me feel better about it, thanks!

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Be bronze 🥉

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💯

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Oct 30Liked by Louie Bacaj

Excellent post, Louie!

I loved the bronze comparison (mixing tin and bronze to get something much better.)

Charlie Munger was a living example of the results that come about when reading and studying a wide range/multiplicity of subjects and applying them to investing and life.

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Thanks for the talk inside WoP!

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