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“We should reward people, not ridicule them, for thinking the impossible.” “Injecting some confusion stabilizes the system.” “This is the central illusion in life: that randomness is a risk, that it is a bad thing.” “Much of modern life is preventable chronic stress injury.”

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a renowned author, scholar, and thinker whose unique perspective and profound insights have had a wide-reaching impact in fields such as finance, statistics, and philosophy. He is best known for his books 'The Black Swan' and 'Fooled by Randomness', which have explored the nature of uncertainty, risk, and probability theory. more

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