In his letters to Lucilius, Seneca gives him the following advice: “Measure your life: it just does not have room for so much.” There lies the irony of life. Even though wise people teach you…
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Nassim Taleb on Why Being Nonsucker is More Important Than Being Right
In real life… exposure is more important than knowledge; decision effects supersede logic. – Nassim Taleb One of the most useful and applicable distinctions I came accross reading Nassim Taleb’s book Antifragile: Things That…
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…
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…