13 Quotes by Christopher Manske

Perception trumps reality. People react to what they think is occurring, which isn’t necessarily the same thing as what’s truly happening.

Think a little differently from the herd and see things they can’t or won’t.

Without experience, education, and training to guide their actions, people are highly unlikely to make good choices in the face of an unknown threat.

Mother Nature convincingly suggests that those who stay scared and run with the herd are more likely to stay alive. As investors around you behave irrationally and the news describes a miasma that will last for years, it’s easy to lose sight of your well-laid plans. It’s tempting to join the herd…

When you buy a bigger house, another luxury car, or a fancy boat, you are showing people that you used to have money.

The profession of journalism is an important one and considered by many to be a mandatory component of a free society. Will you get access to the brightest minds and greatest reporters for free? Perhaps, but if we hope to continue to see their best work, society needs to support them properly. Be a paid subscriber.

Our privacy can serve as a form of protection during times of crisis and can offer a polite boundary of respect and good manners during times of tranquility.

By keeping enough cash to cover at least one month of your typical spending, you’ve created enough liquidity to weather every crisis situation that has occurred so far in modern history.

Tomorrow’s unknown crisis is not something to avoid in fear. It requires our attention and deliberation. We just need to have the courage to face the truth of our future’s uncertainty. We just need to be prepared.