What I Just Read

A simple and direct book, written in plain language, but the ideas here are the result of years of thought, practice and genuine mastery.  In fact, to a novice (or even intermediate) investor, some of author Stanley Kroll's trading advice may appear obvious, even tautological. I recommend instead to read them as koans: ruminate and chew them over, think of analogous situations you've been in yourself, and then think of ways to apply the idea. See for example, when the author discusses how long he holds a "long-term" position, he says, "You hold a position for as long as the market continues going your way." A novice investor would see this as inane; the advanced investor sees it for the wisdom it is, and knows he needs the reminder. [A quick  affiliate link to readers to the book here . You can support my work here by buying all your Amazon products via any affiliate link from this site, or my sister site  Casual Kitchen . Thank you!] The author counsels rea...

Living in Wonder is about a mass forgetting that began at the onset of modernity. We've forgotten--or perhaps repressed--the foundational source of meaning in Western culture and thought, and that source of meaning is the Christian religion. This forgetting has turned us cynical, nihilistic, and caused us, civilizationally, to lose our way. This sincere but ultimately disappointing book is the author's attempt to remind us of what we've forgotten. This book is also a wish fulfillment exercise. Author Rod Dreher is a deeply struggling man who left his family and children in the US to live in self-imposed exile in Budapest. His attempts to escape his own misery are quite painful to witness, and I doubt the author would disagree with me if I suggest that one of the reasons he wrote this book was to reclaim meaning in his own life. There's nothing wrong with writing a book to help you reach something. I see what Dreher is trying to do here, he does not do it very well, but...