What Michael Lewis thinks about taste
American author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Big Short and The Undoing Project, and host of the podcast Against the Rules.
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2 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Michael Lewis has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsWhen you're in any kind of creative thing, there is this benefit to not just following the financial incentives and and not trying to kind of like milk every last penny out of it. And to creating scarcity, not just for the sake of the scarcity, but for the sake of the quality.
↗10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)youtube.com 14th of 16 in this recording
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Our readingYou should only start a book you believe is going to be great, whatever it turns out to be.
Their wordsAnd only do it if it's great. If you only do it, it's it's a long-term strategy. I mean, it's not that I think all my books are great. I don't write them, though, unless I think they're going to be great.
↗10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)youtube.com 15th of 16 in this recording