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One Absolutely Cannot Tell, By Watching, The Difference Between A .300 Hitter And A .275 Hitter. The Difference Is One Hit Every Two Weeks.

I Was Really Interested In A Pretty Simple Thing: What Happens When Someone Tries To Introduce Moral Considerations Into Wall Street, What Happens When Someone Wants To Actually Demand Of Himself And Those Who Work With Him That What They Do Is Not Just Profitable But Good And Useful.

The Red Sox Are A Curious Thing Because So Much Here Is Media Driven. You Can't Go Fire Half Your Scouts Here Because They Are All Friends With The Local Reporters. Your Life Is Going To Hell In The Papers.

People Really Don't Like To Hear Success Explained Away As Luck — Especially Successful People. As They Age, And Succeed, People Feel Their Success Was Somehow Inevitable. They Don't Want To Acknowledge The Role Played By Accident In Their Lives. There Is A Reason For This: The World Does Not Want To Acknowledge It Either. If You Use Better Data, You Can Find Better Values; There Are Always Market Inefficiencies To Exploit, And So On. But It Has A Broader And Less Practical Message: Don't Be Deceived By Life's Outcomes. Life's Outcomes, While Not Entirely Random, Have A Huge Amount Of Luck Baked Into Them. Above All, Recognize That If You Have Had Success, You Have Also Had Luck — And With Luck Comes Obligation.

The United States Stock Market, The Most Iconic Market In Global Capitalism, Is Rigged.