I know this is quite obvious, but it bears repeating: how you react to tragedy and challenge is very revealing of character.

Writes http://commoncog.com. Books, protocols, and the art of business, from the perspective of an operator. Yes cats.

The Charlie Munger version of this is much better, of course: “The idea that life is a series of adversities and that each one is an opportunity to behave well instead of badly is a very good idea. And it works so well in old age because you get so many adversities you can’t fix.”