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Nassim Taleb on the modern Stoic sage
“Seen this way, Stoicism is about the domestication, not necessarily the elimination, of emotions. It is not about turning humans into vegetables. My idea of the modern Stoic sage is someone who transforms fear into prudence, pain into information, mistakes into initiation, and desire into undertaking.” –Nassim Taleb, Antifragile
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James Altucher Interviews Nassim Taleb
Link to: Ep. 45 Nassim Taleb: Why You Should Embrace Uncertainty This week, Nassim Taleb, author of Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, joins The James Altucher Show to talk about technology and how different systems handle disorder. Just...
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Stoicism Quotes, Thoughts, And Readings
Here are the thoughts and quotes I’ve collected that relate to Stoicism that I review on a regular basis, for those that might be interested. And then at the bottom of this post are some reading recommendations for those looking to learn more. Stoicism...
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Nassim Taleb And Barbells...
Here's a link to a post I put up last year that included an excerpt from Nassim Taleb's Antifragile that I think is extremely important--probably even more so in a market environment like we are in today--and worth reviewing every now and then....
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Nassim Taleb Quote
“Evolution does not rely on narratives, humans do. Evolution does not need a word for the color blue.” –Nassim Taleb, Antifragile
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Nassim Taleb Quote
“Since procrastination is a message from our natural willpower via low motivation, the cure is changing the environment, or one’s profession, by selecting one in which one does not have to fight one’s impulses. Few can grasp the logical consequence...
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