Michael Lewis: Man Up, Wall Streeters

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) — Before I quit my job trading bonds for my former Wall Street employer and set up my first hedge fund, I thought long and hard.

I stared at the ceiling every night, unable to sleep, and asked myself, over and over, many difficult questions. For example: “How sincerely do I want to grow my net worth from $10 million to $100 million?” And: “How much pleasure might be had from the envy of others?”