The Second Law of Committo-dynamics: “The less you enjoy serving on committees, the more likely you are to be pressed to do so.” From Issawi’s Laws of Social Motion by Charles Issawi...Read More
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“Other people’s patterns of expenditures and consumption are highly irrational and slightly immoral.” From Issawi’s Laws of Social Motion by Charles Issawi...Read More
“The broader the look, the better the lesson.” Nassim Taleb Fooled By Randomness Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker. He grew up in Lebanon and grew rich in the USA. He is the author ...Read More
“In the most favorable circumstances, achievement cannot exceed the square root of expectations.” From Issawi’s Laws of Social Motion by Charles Issawi...Read More
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“Society is a mule, not a car. One cannot just press on the accelerator and go exactly where one wishes.” From Issawi’s Laws of Social Motion by Charles Issawi...Read More
“The rationalist imagines an imbecile-free society; the empiricist imagines an imbecile-proof one.” Nassim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms Nassim Taleb i...Read More
“Engineers can compute but not define, mathematicians can define but not compute, economists can neither define nor compute.” Nassim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practica...Read More
“It takes a lot of intellect and confidence to accept that what makes sense really doesn’t make sense.” Nassim Taleb The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms Nass...Read More