{"id":79171,"date":"2022-09-13T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T14:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=79171"},"modified":"2025-11-02T16:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:02:58","slug":"the-big-short-discussion-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-big-short-discussion-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Short by Michael Lewis: Discussion Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you looking for exercises and discussion questions for <em>The Big Short<\/em>? How can you apply the lessons in the book to your own life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Big Short <\/em>by Michael Lewis explores the origins of and fallout from the 2007-2008 financial crisis through the eyes of a handful of eccentric and oddball investors who saw that the U.S. housing market\u2014and, by extension, the entire financial system\u2014was built on a foundation of sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading for <em>The Big Short <\/em>discussion questions and exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-big-short-discussion-questions\"><em>The Big Short <\/em>Discussion Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine <\/em>takes us inside the madness, corruption, and greed at the heart of the 2007-2008 financial crisis. It tells the story of an eccentric collection of investors who saw the folly of the subprime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-are-mortgage-backed-securities\/\">mortgage-backed securities<\/a> market\u2014and found a way to bet against it. By focusing on individuals who saw these worthless securities for what they truly were, <em>The Big Short <\/em>explores the complexities and irrationalities of modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/capitalism-theory\/\">capitalism<\/a> and forces us to seriously question the wisdom (and motivations) of the financial elites who wield so much power over our economy, society, and politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some <em>The Big Short <\/em>discussion questions to consider as you read the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-questioning-conventional-wisdom\"><strong>Questioning Conventional Wisdom<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about how wrong popular opinion can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Like the investors we\u2019ve met, have you ever been convinced that the conventional wisdom on some topic was wrong? Describe the situation in a few sentences.<\/li><li>Have you ever made poor decisions because something was too complex for you to understand? Elaborate on what happened in a few sentences.<\/li><li>How can you avoid being lured into making decisions like this in the future?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Examining Greed<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about how greed and short-sightedness drive bad decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Can you think of an incident from your personal experience in which greed led to a bad decision? Describe the event.<\/li><li>Why do you think the individuals, in this case, chose to place short-term greed over long-term strategy? <\/li><li>What incentives did they have?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Parsing Pessimism<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Examine why skeptics and cynics turned out to be the big winners in the financial crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why were Eisman and the Cornwall Capital team so cynical about the financial system and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-a-cdo\/\">CDOs<\/a> specifically?<\/li><li>Explain, in a few sentences, why that cynicism proved to be so useful in predicting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/us-housing-shortage\/\">housing crisis<\/a>.<\/li><li>Is there something about which you\u2019re pessimistic or cynical, but that most people are positive and hopeful? Describe what this is and why you feel so differently.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Long View of <em>The Big Short<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the main takeaways from <em>The Big Short<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why do you think the eccentric clique of investors we\u2019ve followed pursued such a different strategy and had such a unique view of the financial system?<\/li><li>Why do you think so many Americans were willing to take out loans they couldn\u2019t afford and didn\u2019t understand?<\/li><li>How do you think financial crises like the one in 2008 could be prevented in the future?<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for exercises and discussion questions for The Big Short? How can you apply the lessons in the book to your own life? 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