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Tag: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Nassim Taleb on The Importance of “Skin In The Game”

When selecting a surgeon for your next brain procedure, should you pick a surgeon who looks like a butcher or one who looks like a surgeon? The logic of skin in the game implies you…

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