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Brian Yahn
is 94% done
I shouldn't have skipped half the books in this series...
I'm not completely sold on this book. But I do plan to read the entire series -- which is something I never thought I'd say about non-fiction.
Nassim Taleb is definitely one of my new favorite authors.
— Nov 13, 2019 04:32PM
I'm not completely sold on this book. But I do plan to read the entire series -- which is something I never thought I'd say about non-fiction.
Nassim Taleb is definitely one of my new favorite authors.
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Brian Yahn
is 24% done
People criticize Nassim for being a hypocrite writing this book. He says never take advice from people without skin in the game. Yet he's giving advice, they say, without skin in the game.
This is ridiculous. He warns about someone who has something to gain if you take their advice and nothing to lose. In that situation, be very skeptical.
Nassim has nothing to gain. Be skeptical, sure. But he's not hypocritical.
— Nov 05, 2019 03:13PM
This is ridiculous. He warns about someone who has something to gain if you take their advice and nothing to lose. In that situation, be very skeptical.
Nassim has nothing to gain. Be skeptical, sure. But he's not hypocritical.
Brian Yahn
is 14% done
I love the idea this book presents:
Always think of the incentives and exposures a person has when giving advice. If a person has nothing to lose by giving you bad advice, and nothing to gain by giving you good advice, you should be skeptical they'll put in any effort to give you good advice.
I love Nassim's way of telling stories, but so far it feels like he's saying a bunch of stuff without making many points.
— Oct 31, 2019 10:31AM
Always think of the incentives and exposures a person has when giving advice. If a person has nothing to lose by giving you bad advice, and nothing to gain by giving you good advice, you should be skeptical they'll put in any effort to give you good advice.
I love Nassim's way of telling stories, but so far it feels like he's saying a bunch of stuff without making many points.
