A wise bird

life

Published

January 5, 2025

As I reflect on the past and on the upcoming year, I really enjoyed Rockefeller’s favorite poem (Housel 2020).

A wise old owl lived in an oak,

The more he saw, the less he spoke

The less he spoke, the more he heard,

Now, wasn’t he a wise old bird?

References

Housel, Morgan. 2020. The Psychology of Money. Petersfield, England: Harriman House Publishing.

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As I reflect on the past and on the upcoming year, I really enjoyed [Rockefeller's favorite poem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wise_Old_Owl) [@Housel2020-tx].

> A wise old owl lived in an oak,
> 
> The more he saw, the less he spoke
> 
> The less he spoke, the more he heard,
> 
> Now, wasn't he a wise old bird?
>

![We need more wise owls.](owl.jpeg)