Jawad Mian
Tweeting about life and markets, which I submit to you are intertwined. Founder of Stray Reflections community. Author of https://t.co/887y4ZhFOy.
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1) Working correctly, the brain represents highest form of “instinctual wisdom,” Alan Watts once said. But just thinking rigorously or applying more knowledge isn’t what he meant...
1) On a long enough timeline, history repeats. This much is clear reading Will and Ariel Durant’s The Lessons of History (1968). As they write, “The past is the present unrolled...
1) Investing in a bull market is hard enough; hearing it trivialized makes it unnecessarily harder. In our latest issue, we discuss the far more powerful underlying forces, some...
1) The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus said, “Be silent for the most part.” What did he mean? Allow me to explain. Thread. 👇
1) In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a princess of the legendary city of Troy, and the most beautiful of King Priam’s daughters. She was seduced by Apollo, who gave her the abili...
1) One finds cultures founded on guilt (typically in the Judeo-Christian world), cultures founded on submission (Islam), and cultures founded on shame (typicallyin Asia).
Since it’s been a year of lingering regrets for investors, I explain why regret persists in a bull market. 🤬https://t.co/HekwLIt7sV
Before we got married, my wife complained that I write for everyone except her. 🤦🏽♂️ So I decided that each year, on our wedding anniversary, I’ll gift a new chapter to her in a...
1) In a distant Indian village, a seer brings an elephant under the cover of the night. He keeps it hidden in a dark tent and invites the local villagers to come take a look.
The biggest misconception about the 2020 election is that it's a referendum on Trump and his Covid response. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Worth sharing feedback from...
1) Race has always been the central dividing line in American politics. It would be a mistake to underestimate Trump and the power of white hype as an electoral strategy. THREA...
20) In June 2013, the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in the Shelby County v. Holder case gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965.