This are parts that i found interesting from the book The Black Swan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242472.The_Black_Swan
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A black swan is a highly probable event with three principal characteristics
It is unpredictable
It carries a massive impact
After the fact we make up an explanation which makes it look less random and more predictable than it was
One single observation can invalidate a valid statement derived from millennia of confirmatory sightings of millions of people
The author of the harry book series does not have to write a new book each time someone wants to read it , but a baker needs to bake bread every time he wants to sell bread
this is the diference between professions that can add zeros to their earning without more work and those who cant
Don't simplify beyond what is necessary
Our minds are like inmates captured to our biology unless we manage a cunning escape
A lot of mildly good news is preferable to a single lump of good news regarding what makes you happy
Superior qualities are only superior if most people don't have them
Respectable literary publishers accept 1 in 10 000 manuscripts the receive from first time authors
It is the worst case that matters when engaging in a policy , the worst case is far more consequential than the forecast itself
It is often said that he is wise who can see things coming but perhaps the wise one is the one who knows he cannot see things far away
A bad prediction can be worse than no prediction
We over estimate the length of the effect of misfortune on our lifes, you thing that the lost of your fortune or job will be devastating but you are probably wrong , more likely you will adapt
Scholars are judged mostly on how many times their work was referenced on others people work
Popular science books that summarize research in complex systems
Mark Buchanan - Ubiquity
Philip Ball - Critical mass
Paul Ormerod - Why most things fail
>>8136621
This book was on a /bizlit chart and when I posted it on /biz, it got smug Pepe replies. Why is it so? What's in the book that it elicits such a reaction?
>>8136756
Taleb is a pretty smug dude so that might be why
so is this book legit?
>Our minds are like inmates captured to our biology unless we manage a cunning escape
You have summarized the phenomena of drug use, drug culture, and psychological addiction to drugs: escape.
>>8136804
i liked it
>>8136813
interesting point of view
I really don't think you learn much from books and Taleb's books are no exception. I liked them, especially the latter two, because they were written like interesting conversations.
>>8136896
most books are shit, but the ones that are not are worth it
>>8137049
is black swan worth it?
>>8137283
yea, books that are shit don't teach you anything