One of my favorite Munger quotes is "The more you shout it out, the more you pound it in".

Meaning that if you talk with a strong opinion on a subject, then it is hard for you to change your mind by thinking it through further and coming to the conclusion that you were wrong.

I guess one could turn this into a recommendation like "Speak softly and stay flexible".

It's interesting to note that Munger himself often didn't follow this advice and was quite bold in expressing his thoughts.

I know that a lot of people here on HN are enamored with CM but I feel differently.

In October 2021, Munger's insistence that the university follow his design compelled architect Dennis McFadden, who had served the university for two decades, to resign from the university's Design Review Committee. McFadden stated that the windowless, 1.68-million-square-foot dormitory would be "unsupportable from my perspective as an architect, a parent, and a human being ... An ample body of documented evidence shows that interior environments with access to natural light, air, and views to nature improve both the physical and mental wellbeing of occupants ... The Munger Hall design ignores this evidence and seems to take the position that it doesn't matter ... [T]he building is a social and psychological experiment with an unknown impact on the lives and personal development of the undergraduates the university serves."[48] In August 2023, after widespread backlash to what critics called the "windowless dorm," UC Santa Barbara abandoned the project and began to solicit alternative housing proposals. Munger also withdrew his pledge of support.

Wisdom from greedy people is like water from a swamp

Sometimes, I feel like people who treat life like a game can quite easily then "win it".

I guess I feel like if life is a game I've played very poorly, but if life is for living I've lived pretty well.

But of course that's loser talk /s