A skilled architect recently resigned
from a $200 million project
because the people around him
didn’t have the balls
to tell a billionaire
his project would likely result
in occupant suicides.
I suspect everyone around Charlie Munger
was too intimidated
by his wealth and success
to tell him
his plans were terrible.
And that’s a problem.
Because we ALL need
people who have the courage,
the confidence
to warn us
when we’re doing bizarre
or harmful things.
We need that now
when we’re not-yet-successful
and we’ll REALLY need that later
when we’re super successful
and a bit intimidating
to strangers.
Keep your honest critics
by your side.
Treat them well.
They might stop you
from inadvertently killing people
later.