Will your 18 year old self be proud of you today?

How to measure personal progress

Investor Nasim Taleb delivered a fascinating commencement address at the American University of Beirut in 2016. He discussed what constitutes success in great detail. One key point he makes is to judge your present self from the uncorrupted eyes of your 18 year old self.

“For I have a single definition of success: you look in the mirror every evening, a…