The checklist is there to protect me from myself.

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Guy Spier
Born in 1966, Guy Spier is a Swiss-German-Israeli investor based in Zurich who manages the Aquamarine Fund. He became widely known for co-winning (with Mohnish Pabrai) the 2008 charity lunch with Warren Buffett for $650,100. In his book The Education of a Value Investor, he candidly chronicles his failures and transformation, advocating a distinctive practical philosophy that environment and habits determine investment outcomes.
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Guy Spier's Other Quotes
The single most important change I made was to move from New York to Zurich.
It's not about being the smartest person in the room. It's about creating the right environment for good decision-making.
I learned more about investing from that lunch with Warren Buffett than from any book I have ever read.
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