#INCERTO

SandeepParekh

SandeepParekh

Good politics is the art of getting re-elected after reforms (apologies to a former US president). Really, there is no comparison between politics and any other vocation. Politics is not

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

nntaleb

Something unpopular:The bulk of the "losses" in #Lebanese #lollar deposits is just interest not made at all (& interst on interst).Many, many are actually ahead or breaking even.#Yieldhogs were making

Juraj Bednar

jurbed

A small thread about Bitcoin censorship and why it probably does not need >50% hashrate.Imagine you are a honest miner that likes Bitcoin. You create your own blocks, with transactions

Ryan Campbell

ryandal

This is article we should all be reading. The single greatest article on prog trad minimal guidance v full guidance there is. It shows the way to a Montefiore solution

808

prpl8

I listened to this awesome pod over weekend and just re-listened, made notes. it is by @ShaneAParrish and @sivers. I am embarrassed to say I was ignorant of Derek Sivers

James Baird

james_d_baird

Twitter supercharged my learning this year.Here’s a mega of my favorite ideas from my favorite thinkers: Tail events drive the world. Expose your systems to consistent stress to make

Smiljana Skiba

MasaSkiba

A couple of days ago, Skallas wrote that true @nntaleb fans don’t quote his ideas all the time, but instead apply them to everyday life. A childish discussion, but I

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

nntaleb

101 BS THINGS TAUGHT TO STUDENTS, 1That correlation is a measure of relationship betw 2 variables. It is very rarely so.Few understand how correlation requires 1) no subsampling, 2) strict

Matthias Galvin

MatthiasGalvin

Envy, Hollywood winners, Job, and randomnessA meandering thread inspired by the excellent recent substack from @PaulSkallas My idea: Does embracing randomness give someone a resilience towards envy? Let me meander...

Sahil Bloom

SahilBloom

Noise Bottleneck 101With the media in election frenzy, it has become increasingly difficult to find the signal amidst all the noise. We encounter a classic @nntaleb "noise bottleneck."But what is

abhishek

abhishec_s

Investing book recommendations. In order — Before anything else, focus on the process.https://jamesclear.com/zanshin 2/14 Next is execution of the process — the ability to focus, developing a healthy rhythm and being

Sidecar Capital

sidecarcap

1/ In the spirit of a remix, I have been meaning to put together a list of the big foundational ideas - the mental tools that have helped me make

Till

bPGTill

Like the last few years I read quite a lot again this year.10 favourites incl. mini description in the thread (no order) 1) Antifragile & Skin in the Game -

Pine Baron

SpiritofPines

I have always said most business books are trash - But people have been asking “Ok Pine Baron, but what’s the real stuff? The true esoteric money knowledge?”Well I am

David Salazar

DavidSalazarVir

Trying to get my head around fat-tails by studying @nntaleb's latest technical book. Replicated some plots in #rstats #tidyverse https://david-salazar.github.io/2020/04/17/fat-vs-thin-does-lln-work/ #rstats and @nntaleb's work. By f

Anand Chokkavelu, CFA

anandchokkavelu

Here are the 100 things I’ve learned in investing. I’ve updated this over the years to 1) Share 2) Reduce my own unforced errors 3) Reinforce the good habits, like

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