Il letto di Procuste. Aforismi per tutti i giorni

Taleb received a $4 million advance to write this book of aphorisms as a follow-up to the Black Swan . Some of my favorites: Academia is to knowledge what prostitution is to love; close enough on the surface but, to the nonsucker, not exactly the same thing.I suspect that they put Socrates to death bec Leggi tutto

Aphorisms Galore! If for any literary fan, the country Lebanon brings to mind the tender, lyrical and mystical poet Khalil Gibran, we have another compatriot from Lebanon to remember for his scathing, caustic, intelligent and often cynical observations on our society. He is none other than Nicholas N Leggi tutto

(نسیم نیکولاس طالب) یک دانشمند پرنفوذ است که چندین کتاب درباره ی تصادفي بودن و تاثیر آن بر زندگی انسانها نوشته است. یکی از آنها کتاب (تخت خواب پروکراستس) است که در قالب گزین گویه های فلسفی و عملی ارائه شده. نام این کتاب برگرفته از ماجرایی به شرح زیر است: دیودور سیسیلی تاریخ نگار یونانی در کتاب «تاریخ Leggi tutto

I would have said it's incredibly unlikely that someone could put together a book of aphorisms during their lifetime that would be worth reading. It's probably fitting that Taleb could beat those odds. This book is theme around the myth of Procrustes--an ancient figure who would stretch or maim over Leggi tutto

These aphorisms will give you a new perspective on the old issues we all have to deal with - a very good book on how to place problems in perspective.

probably my least favorite part of incerto, still 5/5.

This had a few gems, but the author comes off as full of himself. He hates economists, journalists, nerds, academics, and Harvard professors. He thinks employment is slavery.

In his earlier books about randomness, Taleb had shown glimpses of his uncompromising attitude towards his critics and his contempt for people who had made and lost millions on the stock market. But it was mixed with all the good stuff. Unfortunately, in this book, we only see his complexes revealed Leggi tutto