Day 294 · Sun, Aug 8, 2027 · Five editions

Sun, Aug 8, 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

王永彬:Weilu Yehua, Passage 147

王永彬《圍爐夜話》· 第147段 · Human nature · Health · Wealth · Investing

人皆欲貴也,請問一官到手,怎樣施行? 人皆欲富也,且問萬貫纏腰,如何布置?

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%9C%8D%E7%88%90%E5%A4%9C%E8%A9%B1
第147段(按原排版相邻两行合并)

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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, 卷中 155

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷中·第155条 · Health · Learning · Cognition · Philosophy

來書云:「良知,心之本體,即所謂性善也,未發之中也,寂然不動之體也,廓然大公也,何常人皆不能而必待於學耶?中也,寂也,公也,既以屬心之體,則良知是矣。今驗之於心,知無不良;而中、寂、大公,實未有也。豈良知復超然於體、用之外乎?」 性無不善,故知無不良;良知即是未發之中,即是廓然大公、寂然不動之本體,人人之所同具者也。但不能不昏蔽於物欲,故須學以去其昏蔽;然於良知之本體,初不能有加損於毫末也。知無不良,而中、寂、大公,未能全者,是昏蔽之未盡去,而存之未純耳。體既良知之體,用即良知之用,寧復有「超然於體、用之外」者乎?

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%82%B3%E7%BF%92%E9%8C%84/%E5%8D%B7%E4%B8%AD
卷中·第155条

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

12:00 Noon · Investing · Modern investor letters

王川:Exponential Returns Come Later

王川《躺平者最终能赢(一)》· 躺平者最终能赢(一) · Investing · Wealth · Growth · Character

指数增长的好投资,最大的回报往往是在后面几年。

Source: https://chuan.us/archives/952
躺平者最终能赢(一)

Reading

In a good exponential investment, most of the return arrives in the later years.

Context

Wang Chuan uses 'lying flat' for long-term holding: long low-energy patience, occasional high-energy action, then more waiting for compounding.

Today's question

Can you tolerate five years in which it looks like nothing is happening?

17:00 Evening · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

John D. Rockefeller:Random Reminiscences of Men and Events, Excerpt 28

John D. Rockefeller《Random Reminiscences of Men and Events》· Chapter II · Leadership

We thoroughly enjoyed this little business affair, and I can still close my eyes, and distinctly see the gentle and dignified birds walking quietly along the brook and through the woods, cautiously stealing the way to their nests. To this day I enjoy the sight of a flock of turkeys, and never miss an opportunity of studying them.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17090
Chapter II, excerpt 28

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What does this passage say about how you work today?

21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

John D. Rockefeller:Random Reminiscences of Men and Events, Excerpt 54

John D. Rockefeller《Random Reminiscences of Men and Events》· Chapter III · Leadership

This is a very interesting and important point, and I have often wondered if the criticism which centred upon us did not come from the fact that we were among the first, if not the first, to work out the problems of direct selling to the user on a broad scale. This was done in a fair spirit and with due consideration for everyone's rights. We did not ruthlessly go after the trade of our competitors and attempt to ruin it by cutting prices or instituting a spy system. We had set ourselves the task of building up as rapidly and as broadly as possible the volume of consumption. Let me try to explain just what happened.

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Chapter III, excerpt 54

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What does this passage say about how you work today?