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The Psychology of Human Misjudgement - Charlie Munger Full Speech

BuffettMungerWisdom · 1.4M views · 2013-01-14 · 1:16:23

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Audio of Charlie Munger's 1995 Harvard speech on the psychology of human misjudgment, laying out a framework of cognitive biases and mental models for decision making. It covers factors like incentives, social proof and denial.

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HN regards it as a classic to revisit every few years for improving decisions and self-awareness.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 6 months · HN mentions 2014–2023

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cainxinth · 2023-11 · Strong recommendation

As billionaires go, he seemed unusually down to earth. I listen to his lecture on "The Psychology of Human Misjudgement" every few years: [VIDEO]

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cs702 · 2020-08 · Strong recommendation

Develop an intuitive understanding of the key mental models mentioned by Charlie Munger in his classic speech given to a Harvard class 25 years ago: "The Psychology of Human Misjudgment," by Charlie Munger [VIDEO] [LINK] If I may paraphrase Mr. Munger, you never want to be a one-legged man in the ass-kicking contest of life.

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eigenvalue · 2016-07 · Strong recommendation

You can also listen to him giving this speech here: [VIDEO] I revisit this material every couple years. It's so easy to fall into these traps in your thinking.

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