Daniela Butcu

“that if you need something urgently done, give the task to the busiest (or second busiest) person in the office.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

“If you have more than one reason to do something (choose a doctor or veterinarian, hire a gardener or an employee, marry a person, go on a trip), just don’t do it. It does not mean that one reason is better than two, just that by invoking more than one reason you are trying to convince yourself to do something. Obvious decisions (robust to error) require no more than a single reason.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

“The simpler, the better. Complications lead to multiplicative chains of unanticipated effects.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

“Never ask anyone for their opinion, forecast, or recommendation. Just ask them what they have—or don’t have—in their portfolio.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder