股神Warren Buffet不时有惊人之语,比方”the difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” 从投资角度这话意思是一般人对一个个看似能赚钱的机会难以说不,结果只能赚些小钱。要抓住少数几个赚大钱机会,人必须做到不断对各种小利小惠的诱惑说不。 除了赚钱,成功当然也有其它定义。宗教常把脱离痛苦当做成功目标。佛家说远离八苦(生、老、病、死、怨憎会、爱别离、求不得、五阴炽盛)人生可得极乐。解八苦之法是断舍离:断绝不需之物,舍弃无缘之人,绝离苦恼执念。 换成英语理解不就是 to be happy and successful you’ve got to say “no” to almost everything? 不管老巴学没学过佛,毫无疑问他也是个胸怀大智慧的人。
巴菲特快90岁了住的还是他几十年前发财前的房子,用他话讲:why do I need a big mansion? I have a house that keeps me cool in the summer and warm in the winter. I’m perfectly happy in it...buying a big mansion will not make me happier. 我觉得这是断舍离的一个理解,断绝不需之物
晚年,巴老婆搬去旧金山住,让自己一个女朋友跟老头同住“照顾他”引起热议。对于”丑闻”巴笑言:it doesn’t bother me. As long as the three of us are ok with the arrangement why should it bother anyone else...这是不是有点“舍弃无缘之人”气度?
巴菲特快90岁了住的还是他几十年前发财前的房子,用他话讲:why do I need a big mansion? I have a house that keeps me cool in the summer and warm in the winter. I’m perfectly happy in it...buying a big mansion will not make me happier. 我觉得这是断舍离的一个理解,断绝不需之物 pilingjushi 发表于 2021-04-15 09:32
从投资角度这话意思是一般人对一个个看似能赚钱的机会难以说不,结果只能赚些小钱。要抓住少数几个赚大钱机会,人必须做到不断对各种小利小惠的诱惑说不。
除了赚钱,成功当然也有其它定义。宗教常把脱离痛苦当做成功目标。佛家说远离八苦(生、老、病、死、怨憎会、爱别离、求不得、五阴炽盛)人生可得极乐。解八苦之法是断舍离:断绝不需之物,舍弃无缘之人,绝离苦恼执念。
换成英语理解不就是 to be happy and successful you’ve got to say “no” to almost everything? 不管老巴学没学过佛,毫无疑问他也是个胸怀大智慧的人。
OK,你说的也是
又想了想,觉得almost 一词可巴可能会这末解释:the only thing you say “yes” to is what makes you really happy. 和佛家真正的无欲无求有区别,但对一般人来说已经很不容易了
对,断绝不需之物
老巴说:if that makes me happier I will
<that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” >
巴老每年平均回报率也就20%, 和某些对冲基金比起来差远了, 木头女神去年的回报率也比他高几倍。 但他一直坚持价值投资的理念, 只投自己熟悉的领域, 不投花了呼哨的网红股。 虽然他的回报率不会一年翻几倍, 但年年20%,时间长了,也非常厉害。
你说的和楼主有啥不同?
楼主说的是要抓住少数几个赚大钱机会,对各种小利小惠的诱惑说不。
巴老是放弃赚大钱的机会, 只投稳定的,自己熟悉的领域。
我对投资研究不多,知道巴菲特投资理念是对多数东西包括他不熟悉的科技股say no, 只投资自己熟悉明白的东西,失去大把机会,但几十年下来也成了巨富,看来say no的能力投资内外都很重要
他前妻在南加买了个房子,他也买了一个。前妻过世后,前一个卖掉了,忘记是两百多万还是四百万。