Puneet

“via negativa (acting by removing) is more powerful and less error-prone than via positiva (acting by addition”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

“as societies gain in complexity, with more and more “cutting edge” sophistication in them, and more and more specialization, they become increasingly vulnerable to collapse.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder

“All those boys celebrated Eid with me, so why wouldn’t I celebrate their festivals?’ Ummer asked, innocently perplexed.”
― Bhaavna Arora, Undaunted: Lt. Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir

“Ummer was humbled; it was a deep lesson indeed. He understood now why he was punished when he wasn’t the one smuggling pen drives and why his team-mates were penalised when he couldn’t maintain the squad formation.”
― Bhaavna Arora, Undaunted: Lt. Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir