Episode · My First Million · 2026-07-15
Books mentioned on If I was 21 again, this is what I’d do different - Howard Marks
Howard Marks recommended A Short History of Financial Euphoria by John Kenneth Galbraith and Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and discussed Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Outliers
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is an examination of the external factors, cultural legacies, and massive amounts of practice that contribute to extraordinary success.
Discussed“You know, if you if you read Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers, it was just luck. Right time, right place.”
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A Short History of Financial Euphoria
A Short History of Financial Euphoria by John Kenneth Galbraith examines the recurring patterns of financial manias, speculative bubbles, and inevitable market crashes throughout economic history.
Recommended“So, one is uh a short history of financial euphoria by John Kenneth Galbraith. This was very uh influential in my thinking”
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Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.
Recommended“And then the other book would be Fooled by Randomness uh by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. And it talks about See, I'm a great believer that a lot in life is random.”
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