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Tail Risk Measurement Heuristics

Tail Risk Measurement Heuristics by Nassim Nicholas Taleb One Bank Flagship Seminar Published on Jan 17, 2017

Heuristic: never nitpick a heuristic.

Heuristic: never nitpick a heuristic. via Heuristic: never nitpick a heuristic. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

It took a lifetime to figure it out: I do not mind rich people…

It took a lifetime to figure it out: I do not mind rich people, I instinctively avoid the type of rich people who only befriend rich (or famous) people. via It took a lifetime to figure it out: I do not… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Heuristic: in any profession, 90% of the people are clueless but…

Heuristic: in any profession, 90% of the people are clueless but work by situational imitation, narrow mimicry, and semi-conscious role-playing, except for academia where it is 99% and journalism where it is about 100%. via Heuristic: in any profession, 90% of the people… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Heuristic: Uber drivers are very, very curious…

Heuristic: Uber drivers are very, very curious, intrusive, lonely, and talkative. But if you tell them you work for the IRS they leave you alone. via Heuristic: Uber drivers are very, very curious,… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.