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Jumping into the void
Taleb notes that this has been a successful strategy throughout history: “Many of the ‘doers’ turned ‘thinkers’ like Montaigne have done a serial barbell: pure action, then pure reflection.” With no comparisons to Montaigne intended, this is the approach I’ve taken. I worked intensely for almost five years in what was a fulfilling and rewarding car
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So I'm going to pull a sneaky trick on you. Do you want to do great work, or not? Now you have to decide consciously. Sorry about that. I wouldn't have done it to a general audience. But we already know you're interested.
Don't worry about being presumptuous. You don't have to tell anyone. And if it's too hard and you fail, so what? Lots of people h
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