Maxims Talebian Wisdom November 15, 2013 SimonNovember 15, 20130 "If you see fraud and you do not say fraud, you are a fraud." Nassim Taleb Antifragile: Things That Gain From...
Maxims Magical Thinking November 13, 2013 SimonNovember 13, 20130 "Cynics play an invaluable role in our society (they make great economists, it is said)." Matthew Hutson From ...
Maxims Talebian Wisdom November 8, 2013 SimonNovember 8, 20130 "Two weekends in Philadelphia are not twice as pleasant as a single one- I've tried." Nassim Taleb Antifragile:...
Maxims Magical Thinking November 6, 2013 SimonNovember 6, 20130 "Playing video games or masturbating may feel engrossing or satisfying in the moment but, on their own, would not make...
Maxims Talebian Wisdom November 1, 2013 SimonNovember 1, 20130 "Complex systems are weakened, even killed, when deprived of stressors." Nassim Taleb Antifragile: Things That Gain...
Maxims Magical Thinking October 30, 2013 SimonOctober 30, 20130 "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." Friedrich Nietzsche As quoted in The Seven Laws of Magical...
Maxims Talebian Wisdom October 25, 2013 SimonOctober 25, 20130 "It is hard to find people knowledgeable and confident enough to like to extract the essence of things, instead of...
Maxims Magical Thinking October 23, 2013 SimonOctober 23, 20130 "There are two ways to live your life. One is as if nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a...
Maxims Talebian Wisdom October 18, 2013 SimonOctober 18, 20130 "A larger than expected share of famines in the last century have occurred in economies with central...
Maxims Talebian Wisdom October 11, 2013 SimonOctober 11, 20130 "The calamity of the information age is that the toxicity of data increases much faster than its...