Weekend Reading
Writing worth reading - 14th/15th September 2024
Have laptop, can travel: the rise and rise of the commuter student by Mahliqa Ali
“The two-hour journey by train and tube cost up to £250 a week and was entirely self-funded as he did not have a scholarship or bursary. “I have spent thousands and thousands commuting,’’ he says. But it was still much cheaper than renting, which was a major factor …”
Famously Obstinate, Bill Ackman Is Now Real-Life Famous. What Next? by Maureen Farrell
“In his few posts that year and the next, Mr. Ackman, now 57, shared a picture of himself posing in line at the fast-food chain Chipotle, one of his largest investments; links to position papers on another investment, ADP; and a news release announcing the winners of his foundation’s awards. He offered his early Twitter followers little of the drama that was part of his investing style and would later become a hallmark of his round-the-clock social media posts …”
What You Want to Want by Paul graham
“The reason this is mistaken is that people do sometimes change what they want. People who don't want to want something — drug addicts, for example can sometimes make themselves stop wanting it. And people who want to want something who want to like classical music, or broccoli — sometimes succeed …”