Invest in Knowledge and Self-Improvement

[marcus]

From https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/warren-buffett-once-said-major-100900154.html
Title : Warren Buffett once said there’s a major investment that’s ‘not taxed at all’ — holds the key to wealth. Do this now
By Phil Osagie , April 2026

... Warren Buffett has built a tremendous financial empire , making him the 11th richest person in the world, as of April 1, 2026 (about $141.2 billion)...

Buffett’s greatest advice? Bet on yourself.
While this isn’t a traditional investment tip, Buffett firmly believes that by regularly investing in knowledge and self-improvement, you yourself become an asset and can more easily access opportunities for growing your wealth.

“Address whatever you feel your weaknesses are, and do it now,” Buffett said during a different interview with Forbes.

“Nobody can take away what you’ve got in yourself — and everybody has potential they haven’t used yet. If you can increase your potential 10%, 20% or 30% by enhancing your talents, they can’t tax it away. Inflation can’t take it from you. You have it the rest of your life.” ...

 

[marcus]

I totally agree with Buffett in this subject .

Since I learned how to connect to internet after I retired , I learned about so many things (but it seems most prefer videos and I prefer written information) .

Even before internet , I learned a lot by working at my father's shop (at that time kids could work legally) ; when adult : did myself Tax Return Reports , documents , investments , learned about my own sicknesses and how to cure them (after consulting many doctors who didn't solve the problems) , ...

In general , I learned that I cannot blindly rely on specialists in subjects that are important to me , so I had/have to learn about them too .

 

[harryopal1]

I totally agree with Buffett in this subject .

Since I learned how to connect to internet , I learned so many things , but I prefer written information .

Even before internet , I learned a lot by working at my father's shop (at that time kids could work legally) ; when adult : did myself Tax Return Reports , documents , learned about : investments , my own sicknesses and how to cure them (after didn't work by consulting many doctors) ,...

With a long interest in health matters I hope you do not mind my askinh what were your sicknesses and how did you cure them? My impression is that the western tradition of medicine tends to treat symptoms and often does not try to find the cause of the problem. Broken bones and physical injuries seem generally reasonably well treated but not always. Other stuff depends so much on the experience and integrity of the individual practitioners.

 

[marcus]

... what were your sicknesses and how did you cure them?

I mainly had frequent blockage of my nasal channels (maybe sinusitis) and everyday's white pus in my eyes requiring cleaning each 4 hours (maybe conjunctivitis) .

I cured both of these problems with a very known & cheap fruit named 'luffa operculata'.
I boiled it with water and after cooling it down , I injected it in my nose (with my head down) . After around 30 minutes a lot of yellow pus came down . Did that some 5 times (in different days) . And also when I closed my nose and put pressure on its both channels simultaneously , this liquid would also open my both eyes' channels , which were also blocked . In other words , this fruit's liquid worked like a detergent , cleaning the channels' (around 15 years old) chronic infection I had (over & both sides of my nose and under my eyes) .

My impression is that the western tradition of medicine tends to treat symptoms and often does not try to find the cause of the problem.

I have the same impression . And they usually have side effects . In all my life I used them rarely . My first option now is herbal medicine .

Broken bones and physical injuries seem generally reasonably well treated but not always. Other stuff depends so much on the experience and integrity of the individual practitioners.

I learned to not trust medical doctors much . From some 10 expensive specialists I consulted for my above problems , none of them helped .
Nowadays if I need to go to the doctor (fortunately I rarely do) , I first check my book 'Johns Hopkins Symptoms & Remedies' and information in the internet .