Book: 20260713 to 20260730, "Life Is What You Make It" by Peter Buffett
20260714 - 1 • Normal is what you’re used to How do we repay the gifts that came to us unbidden and more or less at random? p5 The real question is, how do we know what is right and what is wrong? We need to optimize our perception of the world, in our whole life. Those are the things that no one can take away from us. p24 Reward/money is not that important as it's external stuff, which belongs to "environment". Environment, Behaviour, Capabilities, Beliefs, Identity, and Purpose(Meaning and Mission). 20260715 - 2 • No one deserves anything On the other hand, if we acknowledge the issue of gift guilt, we can deal with it head-on and find ways to overcome it. p42 Gift guilt could be a problem to many wealthy people, and a lot of people when UHI is implemented. 20260715 - 3 • The myth of the level playing eld The first and most important premise is that people are equal. p48 Strongly disagree with this one. People are not equal, on all sides. But it's cri...