Morgan Housel: ‘Little Rules About Big Things’

<p>Our guest this week is Morgan Housel. Morgan was one of our first guests on <i>The Long View</i> back in May 2019, and we’re happy to welcome him back. Morgan is a partner at The Collaborative Fund, a venture capital firm. He is also a successful author—his first book, <i>The Psychology of Money</i>, having sold more than 2 million copies and been translated to 49 languages. In addition to his book, Morgan frequently publishes content to The Collaborative Fund’s blog and is active on social media at @MorganHousel. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of <i>The New York Times</i> Sydney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. He also serves on the board of directors at Markel.</p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-housel-5b473821/">Bio</a></p><p><a href="https://www.morganhousel.com/"><i>The Psychology of Money</i></a>, by Morgan Housel</p><p><a href="https://collabfund.com/blog/">Collab Blog</a></p><p><strong>Storytelling and Advice</strong></p><p>“<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/i-hear-you/202104/whats-the-curse-knowledge-and-how-can-you-break-it">What’s the Curse of Knowledge, and How Can You Break It?</a>” by Loren Soelro, Ph.D., <a href="http://psychologytoday.com/" target="_blank">psychologytoday.com</a>, April 28, 2021.</p><p><a href="https://kenburns.com/films/emperor-maladies/"><i>Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies</i></a>, Ken Burns Presents a Film by Barak Goodman</p><p><a href="https://biology.mit.edu/profile/robert-a-weinberg/">Robert A. Weinberg</a></p><p>“<a href="https://collabfund.com/blog/story/">Best Story Wins</a>,” by Morgan Housel, <a href="http://collabfund.com/" target="_blank">collabfund.com</a>, Feb. 11, 2021.</p><p>“<a href="https://collabfund.com/blog/never-saw-it-coming/">Never Saw It Coming</a>,” by Morgan Housel, <a href="http://collabfund.com/" target="_blank">collab