1. The Drive to Acquire

Pascal wants us to see that we are both greater and more miserable than what Montaigne observed. Pascal would agree with Socrates who believed that human beings are always wanting more and reaching beyond themselves and cannot constraint this desire. What we can do is direct it. 

Pascal ar...

Jay says, “Take care of yourself—yes. But don’t wait until you have enough time and money to serve. You will never have enough.” He also asks, “Who is wealthier, the one with money or the one who serves?”

He also urges us to serve with a kind intention witho...

This is the hardest finance skill to learn and apply.

If expectations rise with successful results, there is no logic in striving for more because you'll feel the same after putting in extra effort. It gets dangerous when the taste of having...