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Chander's Diary of Observations and Questions (redirect from evercurious.com)

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- February 21, 2022

Masquerade ball used to be a once a year party. It is everyday life now and it is no party.

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Marry the best who will have you and other wisdom from Munger and Buffett

- May 02, 2011

I spent the last weekend in Omaha, Nebraska with two of the my heroes- Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett . After attending the Berkshire Hathaway (BH) for a few years, I still get amazed how a shareholder meeting attracts 40,000+ people and the meeting is about two guys having fun. Everyone else enjoys watching them have fun. The format is six hours of open Q&A. There is no preparation by Munger and Buffett. Anyone can ask anything about anything expect what BH is going to buy/sell next. You will see it in the notes that a wide variety of topics are covered. Notes from previous years are available here . The David Sokol issue was covered by Buffett and that part of the meeting has been recorded so I have not covered it in my notes. You can see it here. Munger talked more this year compared to previous years. I just love this man. He is brilliant! Following are my random notes from the meeting: Buffett does two things in his job- 1) keep operating manag...

Munger and Buffett: Wise Words with Peanut Brittle

- May 10, 2013

The first weekend of May just passed. That means I was in Omaha to attend Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting along with 35.000 other people including Bill Gates and George Lucas . The meeting always begins with two or three new humorous short films starring Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett, Vice-Chairman and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway respectively. There is the same serious short film every year as well; Warren Buffett's 1991 testimony to the congressional committee on the Salomon Brothers scandal. The film has a famous line from Buffett," Lose money for the firm and I will be understanding. Lose a shred of reputation and I will be ruthless." I wish more firms followed this philosophy. See my summary of the 2012 meeting here . Buffett and Munger on the stage. See the peanut brittle? Both Munger and Buffett are my heroes. I like Munger more for his multi-disciplinar...

In Memory of Ralph Abraham: A Friend, Teacher, and Exemplary Human

- December 20, 2024

My dear friend, Ralph Abraham , passed away on September 19th, 2024. He was 88. It is one of the greatest honors of my life that Ralph considered me his friend. In my entire life, I have never met anyone whose intellectual depth, openness, and kindness matched Ralph's. My family and my parents feel the same. I met Ralph in November 2009 at Esalen where I attended a workshop he taught on Human Potential . Since then, I met him regularly every three to four months for lunch. I cherished my time with him. I often joked that I didn’t understand half the things Ralph said, and the half I did understand made me rethink everything I knew. There is some truth in that joke. Ralph discussing Consciousness Ralph profoundly influenced me. Here are some of the ways: 1. Consciousness: This was probably the most discussed topic between the two of us. He shared with me that there are three levels of consciousness : (i) Individual (humans and other sentient beings) (i...