My favorite book in the past was “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson. It could also be subtitled “Ten Different Ways the World Could End.” Volcanoes, meteors, plagues, if you think about it, the world is always one step closer to the end. Around that same time, I was super worried about climate change and felt that the end was really near, to the point of avoiding going down to the coast to avoid the risk of being caught in a tsunami. Well, there was no tsunami (at least not here in Brazil), and the world didn’t end (yet).
To deal with this, I created a phrase that is also a life philosophy: “Never bet on the end of the world, because there will be no one to call your bet”. If things go very wrong, nothing I do will make much difference. But if they only seem like they will go wrong and some unpredictable event prevents the end (which I think is quite likely), being well-positioned will yield better returns. And I’m not just talking about financial investments, but long-term goals (career, romance, travel, projects).
My favorite book in the past was “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson. It could also be subtitled “Ten Different Ways the World Could End.” Volcanoes, meteors, plagues, if you think about it, the world is always one step closer to the end. Around that same time, I was super worried about climate change and felt that the end was really near, to the point of avoiding going down to the coast to avoid the risk of being caught in a tsunami. Well, there was no tsunami (at least not here in Brazil), and the world didn’t end (yet).
To deal with this, I created a phrase that is also a life philosophy: “Never bet on the end of the world, because there will be no one to call your bet”. If things go very wrong, nothing I do will make much difference. But if they only seem like they will go wrong and some unpredictable event prevents the end (which I think is quite likely), being well-positioned will yield better returns. And I’m not just talking about financial investments, but long-term goals (career, romance, travel, projects).