Once upon a time, Instagram was a place filled with nice pictures and artsy filters.

Now? It’s a non-stop visual bombardment that would make the most seasoned Las Vegas hustler blush.

If we want to stand out there, we need to speak quickly and loudly, and make sure we promise fast cash or instant health within the first second of our video—why else would someone care?

This is no place for selling the wisdom of stillness, calm, and inner peace!

But in reality? Warren Buffett, arguably the greatest investor of all time, preached the kind of restraint and educated slow reasoning that would get him skewered on social media if he weren’t already a billionaire.

Being sober and sensible doesn’t sell. But it does pay, if we can drown out the noise.