Influence
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- We have been scammed by the Gaussian distribution club 4 minutes read — 08 Apr 2025
Taleb insists that we've been scammed by the Gaussian distribution club. The gaussian distribution has become so ubiquitous in our daily jargons, oru day-to-day decisions even. >"We have been duped by the bell curve. Mandelbrot was the first to rigorously prove that markets are not Gaussian." – Taleb As most real-world phenomena: especially complex, human-involved systems are not well-behaved in...
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- Read writers who operate 6 minutes read — 29 Dec 2024
We have more books on birds written by ornithologists than books on birds written by birds, and books on ornithologists written by birds. Taleb eloquently describes this as the key problem of knowledge, or in other words as epistemic arrogance. Strong corollary can be drawn with various disciplines, including entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs simply spend more time doing entrepreneurship rather...
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- How to hire a personal doctor 2 minutes read — 06 Dec 2023
Imagine you're about to make a decision that could profoundly impact your health, potentially for years to come. You're not choosing a new diet or exercise routine - you're selecting a personal doctor. It sounds simple, right? After all, they're all qualified professionals. But here's the catch: this choice might be one of the riskiest decisions you'll ever make. Peter Attia, the longevity expert...
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- Bed of Procrustes 1 minute read — 15 Jan 2023
Powerful set of quotes that distill the Incerto series in an easy fashion
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- Fooled by Randomness 1 minute read — 15 Jan 2020
Antifragility as a concept that is often misunderstood, and it's a concept that is often misused. But once understood, it can be applied to a lot of things in our lives.
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- Antifragile 2 minutes read — 15 Jan 2015
Antifragility as a concept that is often misunderstood, and it's a concept that is often misused. But once understood, it can be applied to a lot of things in our lives.
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- Skin in the Game 2 minutes read — 15 Jan 2015
Helps understand decisions in terms of risks and incentives. Who has higher risk? and who has the ultimate incentive?
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