# If You Want to Learn Eco... ! [ rw-book-cover] (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1516430589213171714/92hhF1gI.jpg) URL: https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226311463968878 Author: @Giuliano_Mana on Twitter  ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > If you want to learn Economics, don't enroll in any course. > Just read this book. > I'm not kidding. > It will seriously teach you more than anything else can. > Thread: >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226311463968878)) > Adam Smith was the father of modern Economics. > He's the person who first put this beautifully infinite field into a cohesive framework of ideas. > You'll get a really complete education out of only reading this book. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226326899028036)) > By reading Smith, you'll avoid a massive mistake everyone makes: > People tend to read summaries, interpretations, and stuff like that. > These things don't work. > If you understand human psychology, you know why this is the case. > (And Smith was smarter than interpreters). >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226341658787842)) > Once ideas are out there, people will toy with them. > They'll generally misunderstand what the person said or even distort it until they are satisfied with the "conclusion." > And that's what they'll tell you he said. > So, no. Go to the source and see for yourself. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226361309098014)) > What seriously struck me from this book is how much ground it covers. > It's incomprehensible how a single human could gather this much knowledge and wisdom, and connect it so soundly. > The economic system is infinitely complex, yet this man reduced it to what truly matters. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226377205489839)) > Smith wrote this book in a way that reached the deepest state of things. > He sought to be understood, not to show off his intelligence. > Not only does he use perfectly clear words and framings, but the book has stupendous examples. > And, incredibly, no sentence is spared. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226394179883276)) > The Wealth of Nations follows Isaac Newton's structural process. > Smith pulls all threads until there's nothing. > He covers absolutely everything but builds from the ground up. > Topics are dazzlingly fundamental and attacked at their very essence. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226411556802901)) > The most common objection to learning economics is the fear of math. > Well, the thing I loved the most about Adam Smith's work is that it does not have a single equation. > It's all words!!! <video controls><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1888226425100222464/pl/wspYg-gr_apKep77.m3u8?tag=14&v=cfc" type="application/x-mpegURL"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1888226425100222464/vid/avc1/480x270/Qe0Bre9mypFhuDqP.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1888226425100222464/vid/avc1/640x360/jijExMswPxY6W814.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4"><source src="https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1888226425100222464/vid/avc1/1280x720/xi8C7T8i2pzZJFER.mp4?tag=14" type="video/mp4">Your browser does not support the video tag.</video> ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226515407732967)) > The book is actually called "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations." > There was no "economist" title before Adam Smith. > He was a philosopher. > It's the search for truth, not truth itself. > You can really tell when someone just wants to know. >  ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226532885418436)) > Because of how it's written, you don't need any background in economics to understand the bulk of the work. > Hope you found this thread useful and make sure to share if you have! > I post daily about books. > You can follow me at [Giuliano_Mana](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana) to find interesting reads. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Giuliano_Mana/status/1888226545288032551))