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The Psychology of Money
- Authors
- Name
- Eric Tan
Are we paying for dream?
People living in poverty buying more lottery
Have you heard don't put all eggs in one basket? It is a common sense for investing, as betting everything in one chance might kit you out of the game. According to statistic, poor people spending more money on lottery.
But...why? Because They are dreaming hitting the ball with one shot. They put all their fantasy in one lottery ticket and one another. But dream is dream, most of them will not make it. That's the price for dreaming.
Are they crazy?
They are simply not willing to awake from dream, as dream is good, reality is crucial. If a person wanna to become wealthy, he/she probably needs to spend years, or even decades on shamelessly seeing who they really are and cultivating themselves.
Overall, it won't happen over night.
Do you have that dream? Have you thought to achieve something in a short time and people will come for you? If you have, that's alright, as everyone dreamed so. Once we realize the existence of the dream, it will disappear.
Spending money and time on yourself, people will come for you. Trust the process and be patient, as mentioned, it won't happen over night.
An outstanding man is who can make rational decision when people around his are crazy.