After Reading 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin

1929-9 Lessons I Learned I picked up Andrew Ross Sorkin's book about 1929 on a whim, honestly. I'd heard people throw around references to the Great Crash for years—mostly in conversations about market volatility or whenever someone wanted to sound smart about economics. But I'd never really sat down and absorbed what actually happened during that era, or more importantly, why it happened. What I discovered between those pages wasn't just a history lesson. It was a mirror held up to human nature itself. The book pulled me into a world of extravagant parties, ticker tape machines, margin calls, and the kind of hubris that makes you shake your head in disbelief. But here's the thing that really got me: as I read about the decisions people made in the late 1920s, I kept thinking about decisions I see being made today. Different technology, different names, same patterns. This isn't going to be an academic analysis or a dry summary of economic theory. This is personal. These are the nine lessons that jumped off the page and grabbed me by the collar, the insights that made me pause and think about my own relationship with money, risk, and the stories I tell myself about security and success. Some of these lessons made me uncomfortable. A few made me laugh at the absurdity of human behavior. And more than one made me want to check my own financial blind spots immediately. The story of 1929 isn't just about stock tickers and bank failures. It's about what happens when collective delusion meets reality, when systems built on confidence suddenly lose that confidence, and when the smartest people in the room convince themselves they've figured out how to outsmart fundamental economic principles. Grab a copy yours now!