Letter from the Value Investing Mental Asylum or How I Embraced Stoics – Ep 94

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Vitaliy would be lying if he told you that over the last few years investing was not frustrating. Over that time, he's felt like he was driving the wrong way on a one-way growth highway. Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over...

Vitaliy would be lying if he told you that over the last few years investing was not frustrating. Over that time, he’s felt like he was driving the wrong way on a one-way growth highway. Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different outcome.” Vitaliy can relate to this on some level. In this podcast, Vitaliy shares why he is not writing this from a mental asylum. He found solace in Stoicism.

Video link-> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm2cnP1ruag

You can read this article online here-> https://contrarianedge.com/letter-from-the-value-investing-mental-asylum-or-how-i-embraced-stoics/

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