Money: The Greatest Show On Earth
• Doing well with money has little to do with how smart you are, and a lot to do with how you behave.
• Financial success is not hard science, it’s a soft skill where how you behave is more important than what you know.
• To grasp why people bury themselves in debt, you need to study the history of greed, insecurity, and optimism.
• Not all success is due to hard work, and not all poverty is due to laziness. Keep this in mind when judging people, including yourself
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