What we know today as the Outcome Bias was clear to Michel de Montaigne five centuries ago – we are rarely in complete control over the outcomes of our decisions, and often we’re not to…
Nassim Nicholas Taleb on “Seneca’s Barbell” – The Strategy for an Antifragile Life
Antifragility implies more to gain than to lose, equals more upside than downside, equals (favorable) asymmetry. … Fragility implies more to lose than to gain, equals more downside than upside, equals (unfavorable) asymmetry. – Nassim…
Confessions of a Philosopher: Bryan Magee on the Importance of Peer Criticism In Learning
In Confessions of a Philosopher, an excitingly readable and thought-provoking introduction to philosophy written in a form of an autobiography, Bryan Magee tells us about his personal journey through philosophy, from having insoluble questions in…
Seneca’s Criticism of Education
What’s the use, after all, of mastering a horse and controlling him with the reins at full gallop if you’re carried away yourself by totally unbridled emotions? – Seneca
Robert Greene on The Apprenticeship System and How to Effectively Start a New Job
Robert Greene, the author of The 48 Laws of Power states that the ultimate form of power is mastery. In Mastery, his other book focused on the concept throughout history, with support of biographical stories…
Nassim Taleb’s Skin In The Game – Summary and the Biggest Takeaways [Part Two]
After my second read of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book Skin In The Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life, it’s time for another part of everyday wisdom that can make you smarter. If you missed Part…
Peter Thiel on “What Valuable Company Is Nobody Building? ”
“What important truth do very few people agree with you on?” – Peter Thiel Here you won’t find an answer on what exactly is the valuable company that nobody is building. However, you will find…
Nassim Taleb’s Skin In The Game – Summary and the Biggest Takeaways [Part One]
Nassim Taleb’s Skin In The Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life is the book that fascinated me the most recently. It is deep on many levels: there’s advice on how to live ethical and antifragile…
Why It Is Hard (and Bad) To Learn From Experience
Experience is a dear teacher. – Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin is certainly right. However, learning from experience can be expensive. And quite hard. Kahneman and Tversky in their paper describe the main reasons why it…