Day 226 · Tue, Jun 1, 2027 · Five editions

Tue, Jun 1, 2027

Five emails a day: 00:00 Night / 07:00 Morning / 12:00 Noon / 17:00 Evening / 21:00 Figures

00:00 Night · Health · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷下 250

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷下·第250条 · Health · Philosophy · Cognition · Action

問『道心』、『人心』。 先生曰:「『率性之為道』,便是道心;但著些人的意思在,便是人心。道心本是無聲無臭,故曰『微』;依著人心行去,便有許多不安穩處,故曰『危』。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%82%B3%E7%BF%92%E9%8C%84/%E5%8D%B7%E4%B8%8B
卷下·第250条

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Today's question

What does this passage say about your body or mood today?

07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷上 122

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷上·第122条 · Health · Decision · Action · Character

汝若真為那個軀殼的己,必須用著這個真己,便須常常保守著這個真己的本體,戒慎不睹,恐懼不聞,惟恐虧損了他一些;才有一毫非禮萌動,便如刀割、如針刺,忍耐不過,必須去了刀、拔了針。這才是有為己之心,力能克己。汝今正是認賊作子,緣何卻說有為己之心,不能克己?」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%82%B3%E7%BF%92%E9%8C%84/%E5%8D%B7%E4%B8%8A
卷上·第122条

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Today's question

What does this passage say about your body or mood today?

12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第83篇輕重丁, Entry 8

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第83篇輕重丁 · Investing · Leadership · Wealth · Cognition

龍鬭於馬謂之陽,牛山之陰。管子入復於桓公曰:「天使使者臨君之郊,請使大夫初飭,左右玄服,天之使者乎!天下聞之曰:『神哉齊桓公,天使使者臨其郊!』不待舉兵,而朝者八諸侯。此乘天威而動天下之道也。故智者役使鬼神,而愚者信之。」桓公終神。管子入復桓公曰:「地重投之哉,兆國有慟。風重投之哉,兆國有槍星,其君必辱。國有篲星,必有流血。浮丘之戰,篲之所出,必服天下之仇。今篲星見於齊之分,請以令朝功臣世家,號令於國中曰:『篲星出,寡人恐服天下之仇。請有五穀收粟布帛文采者,皆勿敢左右。國且有大事,請以平賈取之。』功臣之家、人民百姓皆獻其穀菽粟泉金,歸其財物,以佐君之大事。此謂乘天嗇而求民鄰財之道也。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC83%E7%AF%87%E8%BC%95%E9%87%8D%E4%B8%81
第83篇輕重丁·第8则

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Today's question

Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第67篇明法解, Entry 7

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第67篇明法解 · Leadership · Decision · Cognition · Action

凡爲主而不得行其令,廢法而恣羣臣,威嚴已廢,權勢已奪,令不得出,羣臣弗爲用,百姓弗爲使,竟內之衆不制,則國非其國,而民非其民。如此者,滅主之道也。故《明法》曰:「令本不出謂之滅。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC67%E7%AF%87%E6%98%8E%E6%B3%95%E8%A7%A3
第67篇明法解·第7则

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Today's question

What does this passage say about how you work today?

21:00 Figures · Investing · Modern investor letters

Benjamin Graham:Defensive vs. Enterprising

Benjamin Graham《The Intelligent Investor》· Introduction · Investing · Character · Action

The determining trait of the enterprising (or active, or aggressive) investor is his willingness to devote time and care to the selection of securities that are both sound and more attractive than the average.

Source: https://archive.org/details/the-intelligent-investor-benjamin-graham_202508
Introduction, p. 6, paragraph beginning “In the past we have made a basic distinction”

Reading

The enterprising investor is defined by the willingness to do the work of selection.

Context

Graham divided investors into defensive and enterprising types. The defensive investor puts avoidance of serious mistakes first and wants freedom from bother; the enterprising investor is willing to devote time and care to selecting sound, above-average securities. The difference is effort and temperament, not intelligence.

Today's question

How much time and effort will you devote to investing—and does your current approach fit the defensive or enterprising role?