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Patrick O'Shaughnessy: belief

7 Oct 2020 Acquired Special: Invest Like the Best on Acquired

“Couldn’t agree more. That's what everyone should be chasing early on in life, I think.”

— Patrick O'Shaughnessy

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Speaker
Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Attribution
Verified speaker
Claim type
belief
Recorded
7 Oct 2020
Publisher
Acquired

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…I had this moment. I remember sitting in college physics freshman year. I went the engineering route. But when I was sitting in that lecture and I remember connecting the dots between how orbit works and why I can't throw a baseball very far. Understanding how that manifested in the equations we were learning. This teacher, this lecturer, we have the most amazing narrative between the practice theory, those two concepts, and putting them together. I still remember the high that I had from the flow state of what a pleasure it was to learn that. In a lot of ways, all three of us are constantly chasing that in how we learn something new in such a complete and well-illustrated way that it's thrilling and enjoyable to learn. Couldn’t agree more. That's what everyone should be chasing early on in life, I think. Yeah, and always. Speaking of learning, educate us and our listeners too. What is this business you were setting up, O'Shaughnessy Asset Management? How does an asset management firm work period, and how do you guys work?…

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