Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
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“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusion of Morgan Housel’s fascinating, useful, and highly-entertaining book.”
— Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author
From the author of the international blockbuster THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY, a powerful new tool to unlock one of life’s most challenging puzzles.
Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past.
Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change.
With his usual elan, Morgan Housel presents a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life. Through a sequence of engaging stories and pithy examples, he shows how we can use our newfound grasp of the unchanging to see around corners, not by squinting harder through the uncertain landscape of the future, but by looking backwards, being more broad-sighted, and focusing instead on what is permanently true.
By doing so, we may better anticipate the big stuff, and achieve the greatest success, not merely financial comforts, but most importantly, a life well lived.
Cover design by Christopher Parker.
Customers say
Customers find the book very insightful, with lots of examples and actionable insights. They say it provides infinite wisdom in few words and is a wonderful book of reminders and lessons on many of life’s constants. Readers also describe the writing style as a pleasure to read and say it’s worth reading for both financial and other decision-making purposes.
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Dave O –
This book is better than the first
Morgan does a great job explaining human nature and real world consequences of our thinking. Very enjoyable book to read.
monamazon –
Fantastic
Great read. Always relevant.
Graeme Stockdale –
good book
Overall this book has some good ideas and the concept is a good one. Focus on things that stay the same regardless of the time place or people. Many of the chapters offer good advice and value. Thinking about what stays the same over time is a good way to facilitate long term thinking.
fitzalling –
Short bursts of wisdom
I have the hardback which is 203 pages, not including credits and footnotes. The book has 24 chapters that are unnumbered, so the chapters are fairly short. The book is well-written and an easy read. Much of what never changes is human nature. The wisdom arose from my personal examination of how each of these chapters applied to me.The author starts with a personal story about snow skiing with two friends one morning and then deciding not to ski with them that afternoon. His friends were killed in a snow slide that afternoon. If he had said yes to more skiing he would have almost certainly died with them. Why did he decide not to ski? He has no idea.He takes this event and begins to look at risk. Risk is what you don’t see. The book then looks at happiness since much of risk is unpredictable. Keeping expectations low leads to more happiness in the author’s opinion. He makes a good case.The book moves from one topic to the next. It looks at the power of compounding interest and compounding decisions. Good decisions lead to good outcomes. It looks at incentives. Much human behavior can be forecast by knowing the incentives that the human actors are subject to. Sometimes it’s “follow the money” and sometimes it’s just “fitting in.” In my experience, understanding the financial incentives goes a long way to predicting the actions of the people I’m dealing with.The author ends with what I increasingly think is the most important observation – people are a product of their experienced environment. People will disagree, and they will, in many cases because their life experiences differ. What seems obvious to one is not to another because they haven’t had the same life experiences. He notes that “Wounds heal, Scars last.”The book finishes with a series of questions that the reader can ask rather than a series of the author’s conclusions. I’m trying to ask these questions of myself to better understand how to read “what never changes” so I don’t get blindsided.If the subject interests you, I highly recommend the book. It gives short bursts of wisdom that I intend to try to apply to my life.
love that Brooklyn –
Wonderfully thought provoking.
In follow-up to his excellent Psychology of Money (a book even my 12 year old son loved), Morgan Housel challenges us to read more and think deeper on the timeless things in humanity and history that rarely change. Such an endeavor is valuable in business, in work, in investing, as it is in life. Great read!
Sam Dee Turner, Jr. –
Not What I Expected
As a business consultant focused on strategic planning, I see the world as predictable and foreseeable within the right time horizon. The reason I read this book is that 8 am always looking to learn from others experiences and interested in gaining another perspective. This book clearly failed to deliver that desired outcome. The author uses anecdotal comments based on extreme events and insights to support many of his statements. This is his quote near the end of the book which pretty well sums the books design. âA decade ago I made a goal to read more history and fewer forecasts. It was one of the most enlightening changes of my life. And the irony is that the more history I read, the more comfortable I became with the future. When you focus on what never changes, you stop trying to predict uncertain events and spend more time understanding timeless behavior. Hopefully this book nudged you down that path.âItâs not a terrible book and there are many insights that are worth being reminded of but some of the insights are not accurate but supported by extreme events. Yes, it happened but the likelihood of it occurring is around 1%.If you are interested in a light, Robert Greene like book with little actionable knowledge, heavy on psychology and light on business acumen; this book could be for you. If you are looking for how to anticipate the future, look elsewhere first.
Kindle Customer –
Fantastic book.
Fantastic book. Love both of this author’s books. Full ofpertinent, useful information. Clear and easy to understand and read. Can’t wait for the next one.
Pawan Gupta –
Unobvious reminders for life
This book outlines very pertinent reminders for life that are easy to read but hard to remember. Great book and very easy to read
Thiago Guedes –
Morgan Housel é um dos melhores “story tellers” de nossa geração.Neste livro ele nos traz observações menos óbvias e mais sutis sobre o comportamento humano.Um ótimo conhecimento para ser aplicado ao “pensar sobre a vida” que vai muito além dos investimentos.
Howard –
Well written book that you can read a story or a chunk at a time. As the book endorses (and in particular quotes Bezos about) perhaps the most important question we should ask about life is not what is going to change in the next year or the next decade, but rather the question we should ask, is what is going to stay the same, i.e., won’t change. This is valuable information to help us make better lives for ourselves in many ways.
MANISH SHARMA –
“Same As Ever” by Morgan Housel is a fascinating exploration of human behavior, timeless patterns, and how our reactions shape the world more than the events themselves. Housel brilliantly highlights how history, society, and financial markets operate under a cycle of repetitive behavior. The book dives into examples from economics, psychology, and personal finance, showing how the more things change, the more they remain the same.Housel’s writing is clear and engaging, making complex ideas accessible. His ability to draw parallels between past and present events offers readers a new perspective on current challenges. Itâs a book that doesnât just focus on economics but is also about understanding life patterns and human nature. I especially loved how the anecdotes and historical references tied everything together.If you’re someone who enjoys looking at the broader picture, understanding the repetitive nature of human decisions, and learning how to navigate an ever-evolving yet somehow constant world, this book is for you.Highly recommend for anyone interested in behavioral economics, finance, or just understanding the world through a different lens!
Luis –
Very well written
N. Smith –
If you enjoyed the psychology of money (and why wouldn’t you? Lol), then you have to read this book. It’s more of the same, but somehow, better. It looks at our world from a fresh perspective, linking major incidents in new and fascinating ways that make you reappraise the world and your place in it. Refreshing, remarkable,unmissable and inspired. Morgan housel distills his lifetime of knowledge into an easy to read collection of essays. You won’t want to miss this one. 10/10 Nick