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  • Writer: Marcus Nikos
    Marcus Nikos
  • Feb 25
  • 1 min read




“When you develop your opinions on the basis of weak evidence, you will have difficulty interpreting subsequent information that contradicts these opinions, even if this new information is obviously more accurate.”

― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable


“Remember that you are a Black Swan.”

― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable


“It is my great hope someday, to see science and decision makers rediscover what the ancients have always known. Namely that our highest currency is respect.”

― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable


“If you hear a "prominent" economist using the word 'equilibrium,' or 'normal distribution,' do not argue with him; just ignore him, or try to put a rat down his shirt.”

― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable


“We tend to use knowledge as therapy.”

― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

 
 
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