作者Morgan Housel(摩根‧豪瑟)的新書 《一如既往》(Same as Ever),探討在這個無時不刻都在變動的世界,有什麼是恆久不變的。
一如往常:關於風險、機遇和美好生活的永恆課題
✩暢銷書《致富心態》作者Morgan Housel新作!
找出無常中的常道,豪瑟以寓言闡明風險管理
國際暢銷書《致富心態》的讀者想來不會錯過本書。獲獎財經作家豪瑟的新作延續前著寫作風格,以20餘篇短篇故事闡述人生、行為和商業的恆常之道。
他以一貫的簡潔、熱情,呈現一堂關於風險優化、抓住契機和活出精采的大師班。他提醒讀者:不要瞇眼看向模糊的未來,而是要回顧過去,利用對常道的嶄新領悟觀察周遭、開闊視野,專注於恆為正確的事物。
每個人都想看到未來,從商業、經濟、政治到社會趨勢,我們都不擅於預測未來發生的事情,本書提出,這是因為我們過於關注認為會改變的東西,而沒有足夠留意保持不變的東西。
如果你穿越時空回到500年前或500年後,你會驚訝於技術和醫學的發展,地緣政治對你來說毫無意義,語言溝通可能完全不同,但人類仍然一樣屈服於貪婪和恐懼,像你所熟悉的那樣被風險、嫉妒和階級歸屬所說服,還有過度自信和短視近利都讓你想起了當今人們的行為。
另外,你會感同身受人們以一種你熟悉的方式尋求幸福生活的祕訣,並試圖找到根本不存在的確定性。
當被傳送到一個陌生的世界時,你花幾分鐘觀察人們的行為,就會說:「啊!我以前見過這個,一如往常!」
歷史充滿了出乎意料的驚喜,沒有人能夠預料到未來,然而,學會看見永恆不變的事物,我們就可以對自己的選擇更有信心。
From Morgan Housel, bestselling author of The Psychology of Money, stories about what people have always done, and will always do.
Everyone wants to see the future. Few are good at it. From business to economics, politics to social trends, we’re just not very good at predicting what happens next.
According to Morgan Housel, this is because we focus too much on what we think will change and not enough on what we know will stay the same.
If you traveled in time to 500 years ago or 500 years from now, you would be astounded at how much technology and medicine has changed. The geopolitical order would make no sense to you. The language and dialect may be completely foreign. But you’d notice people falling for greed and fear just like they do in our current world.
You’d see people persuaded by risk, jealousy, and tribal affiliations in ways that are familiar to you.
You’d see overconfidence and short-sightedness that reminds you of people's behavior today.
You’d find people seeking the secret to a happy life and trying to find certainty when none exists in ways that are so relatable.
When transported to an unfamiliar world, you’d spend a few minutes watching people behave and say, “Ah. I’ve seen this before. Same as ever.”
History is filled with surprises no one could have seen coming. But if we learn to see what doesn’t change, we can be more confident in our choices, no matter what the future brings.
作者介紹
Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of the New York Times Sidney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.