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deehouieonAug 8, 2021

there are at least three books on this period,

Lefevre, E. (2004). Reminiscences of a stock operator (Vol. 175). John Wiley & Sons.

Kramer, C. (2000). " Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation" by Edward Chancellor (Book Review). Finance and Development, 37(1), 53.

Mackay, C. (2012). Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds. Simon and Schuster.

lordnachoonJuly 4, 2021

Kinda depends on what you mean by work. Early on in my career I'd read books on the weekend, and after work. Relevant books like "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" and that genre. I wouldn't say it was work, but it definitely helped with work. Likewise, coding things on the weekend helped develop some skills that were useful for my work as well.

The thing is, it didn't feel like a struggle, in the way that writing an assigned essay might feel. It was just a number of work related things that added a bit of context to what I was doing, giving my work meaning. It also provides the links to all the adjacent topics in a field, giving you the keywords/hooks for further learning.

There are of course jobs where you literally are working, doing the same things that you do during the week, in the same office. That kid of thing leads to burnout, and if you're thinking about that perhaps gather some more experiences before you decide.

anonuonAug 8, 2021

Highly suggest reading "reminiscences of a stock operator". Which I'm guessing was written about 100 years ago about punting and gambling in the stock market...

What you'll notice is "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"... It's all self similar. The same concepts and patterns back then are the same concepts that people chase today.