“A prophet is not someone with special visions, just someone blind to most of what others see”
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
― The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
“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.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Aline’s 2025 Year in Books
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