Watched two friends nearly come to blows over Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken." One guy was dead certain it was about taking an actual, less-worn path in the woods, like a hiking review. The other kept yelling it was obviously about life choices and regret. The best part was how they both used the same lines to prove opposite points. It got so loud the neighbor complained, but it was a good fight because nobody was pretending they didn't care.

Lost about $500 chasing hype on Robinhood in 2021. I moved to Vanguard and set up automatic monthly buys into a total market fund. Now I save 10% of my paycheck without thinking, and it's up 15% overall. Why stress over picks when time in the market works?