Same as Ever proports to give you an overview of timeless observations about humanity. It makes the point that you can't really predict the future, but the motivations that drive human beings aren't ever going to change and is a better reliable guide to investing or thinking about the future than focusing on news stories.
To me, it reads like a collection of platitudes, not backed up by studies or science, frequently referencing other sources for authoritativeness, and is even short on advice on how to apply his observations. Once in a while you get an interesting insight:
Psychologist Amos Tversky once said that “the secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.” A successful person purposely leaving gaps of free time on their schedule to do nothing in particular can feel inefficient. And it is, so not many people do it. (kindle loc 1772)
(Even then, that insight can frequently be found in other books, so it's usually not a particularly unique one to Housel)
This book is the equivalent of junk food for intellectuals. It's written well, and is easy to read, but I bet at the end of the book you'll be hard pressed to think of some unique nugget of wisdom that he imparted to you. The best thing I can say about this book was that it was short and didn't waste too much of my time.
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