"There was nothing new in it" - financial writer
I sat in a park in Chicago yesterday and had a very interesting conversation with a financial columnist working for one of Chicago's largest newspapers. The conversation was all over the place: from Buffett to recent performance of silver, to writing a blog, to bubbles, etc.
I always ask her what is on her reading list and she mentioned the new book by Nouriel Robini. She mentioned that she did not learn anything new. I reminded her that he was one of the people that predicted the recent crash and now anything he writes will be golden. She agreed.
I often wondered why a second effort is never as good as the first creation. The example I offer is from music. Many artists prepare for a lifetime their first CD. When it is released and it earns them large success, they go on a tour, and are rushed into preparing a second CD rather quickly. The soul of the artist is there but the quality is often times missing. I marvel at the people who have created numerous albums with several successful songs on them.
Today's question is:
"What did you do, the first time, that exceeded everyone's expectations, but your follow-up efforts were sub-par?
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