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10 questions to ask before investing in anything.
2 min readMar 13, 2025
- Am I looking for a return on my investment or a return on my effort?
- Do I fundamentally understand that compound interest is not synonymous with hard work, but rather the calm skill of doing the specific work that compounds (instead of the work that earns)?
- How much time do I reasonably have to spend on my investment? And is my time worth the time spent to invest?
- How much time a week am I able to commit to educating myself on my investment in order to learn how to make the return consistent and increasing?
- Do I understand that failure is a part of the process in getting to the appropriate investment that will compound?
- Am I aware that the long-term commitment of time and consistent energy is the only way any investment has the opportunity to grow and return beyond what is invested?
- Do I understand that no investment should be made from fear, but rather from a place of freedom, clarity, and context in order to make an optimal long-term decision?
- Have I made the distinction between investing time and investing energy?
- Have I clarified the difference in my mind between the investment of money and the investment of learning how money works?
- Is my investment for me, or for someone else’s agenda that I want to fulfill?
