Blast From The Past, Vol. 12: ABB
From Rule Breaker Investing by The Motley Fool
April 1, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
David revisits five powerful ideas from the past, blending them into a fresh perspective for 2026.
Some truths are too good to say only once. This week, David re-blasts five timelessly powerful ideas from the past—about identity, investing, serenity, frameworks, and questioning—and brings them together in a fresh 2026 mix. One quietly powerful idea runs underneath: What you do, repeatedly, becomes who you are.Along the way: A single line that might rewire how you think about your own habits (and your portfolio) A Silicon Valley inversion that flips investing on its head Shakespeare, serenely out-investing most of Wall Street Why Warren Buffett shouldn’t have bought Amazon—and why that’s good news And a modern upgrade to “question everything” for the age we’re actually living in Companies mentioned: AMZN, CMG, ISRG, MELI, NFLX, NVDA, SHOP, TSLAHost: David GardnerProducer: Bart Shannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- identity
- investing
- serenity
- frameworks
- questioning
Keywords
- habits
- Silicon Valley
- Warren Buffett
- Amazon
- Shakespeare
Mentioned in this episode
Products: AMZN, CMG, ISRG, MELI, NFLX, NVDA, SHOP, TSLA
Books & works: Blast From The Past
Places: Silicon Valley
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