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Monthly Archives: February 2010

nntaleb: If you want people to read a book, tell them it is overrated.

nntaleb: If you want people to read a book, tell them it is overrated.

nntaleb: Their sabbatical is to work six days and rest for one; my sabbatical is to work for (part of) a day and rest for six.

nntaleb: Their sabbatical is to work six days and rest for one; my sabbatical is to work for (part of) a day and rest for six.

nntaleb: Classical man wd be horrified to see power & respect given to men without great acts of courage -like calling “hero” a golfer (now-castrated

nntaleb: Classical man wd be horrified to see power & respect given to men without great acts of courage -like calling “hero” a golfer (now-castrated

nntaleb: City-states organize by tinkering; nation-states produce bureaucracies, empty suits, Bernankes, deficits, and the toobigtofail. Too obvious.

nntaleb: City-states organize by tinkering; nation-states produce bureaucracies, empty suits, Bernankes, deficits, and the toobigtofail. Too obvious.

nntaleb: answ:[ If you can’t detect (w/out understanding) the difference betw sacred & profane you’ll never know what religion means. Same with art ]

nntaleb: answ:[ If you can’t detect (w/out understanding) the difference betw sacred & profane you’ll never know what religion means. Same with art ]