Incerto 4-Book Bundle

Wisdom isn’t about understanding things (and people); it is knowing what they can do to you.

A prophet is not someone with special visions, just someone blind to most of what others see.

The difference between the politician and the philosopher is that, in a debate, the politician doesn’t try to convince the other side, only the audience.

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

Just as eating cow meat doesn’t turn you into a cow, studying philosophy doesn’t make you wiser.

Those who can’t do shouldn’t teach.

Departments need to teach something so students get jobs, even if they are teaching snake oil—this got us trapped in a circular system in which everyone knows that the material is wrong but nobody is free enough or has enough courage to do anything about it.

But to succeed in life requires a total inability to do anything that makes you uncomfortable when you look at yourself in the mirror.

Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed.