When you first start to study a field, it seems like you have to memorize a zillion things. You don’t. What you need is to identify the core principles—generally three to twelve of them—that govern the field. The million things you thought you had to memorize are simply various combinations of the core principles. —John Reed The best way to achieve wisdom is to learn the big ideas that underlie reality. … Even people who aren’t geniuses can outthink the rest of mankind if they develop certain thinking habits. —Charlie Munger
