July 2023
Beginner
186 pages
4h 45m
English
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Cultivating a Capacity for Independent Thinking
At the individual level, what are some of the dispositions that help support independent thinking? Is it something you are born with or can you cultivate a capacity to think independently? We’ll explore these questions throughout this chapter. Let’s start with a paragon of independent thinking in the investment world.
Critical Thinking and Being an Outsider
To understand independent thinking, one exemplar from the investment world is Michael Burry.1 Burry made hundreds of millions in the financial crisis of 2008 by seeing that the housing market was overheated and that many banks were mortally exposed to the risk of homeowners defaulting on their mortgages. However, this was barely seen ...