{"id":8059,"date":"2013-07-19T06:29:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T13:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/?p=8059"},"modified":"2013-06-01T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T19:33:56","slug":"talebian-wisdom-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=8059","title":{"rendered":"Talebian Wisdom 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=8060\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?fit=2736%2C3648&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2736,3648\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1357539940&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.493&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8234\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?fit=700%2C933&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8060\" title=\"IMG_8234\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234-225x300.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_8234.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;It takes a lot of intellect and confidence to accept that <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>what makes sense really doesn&#8217;t make sense.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nassim Taleb<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bed-Procrustes-Philosophical-Practical-ebook\/dp\/B004C43F9S\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1370099400&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=the+bed+of+procrustes+philosophical+and+practical+aphorisms\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nassim Taleb is a writer and thinker.\u00a0 He grew up in Lebanon and grew rich in the USA.\u00a0 He is the author of among other books, <em>The Black Swan<\/em>.\u00a0 He recently created the concept of the Antifragile and wrote a book about it.\u00a0 His writing is highly recommended for open minded people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It takes a lot of intellect and confidence to accept that what makes sense really doesn&#8217;t make sense.&#8221; 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