Philosophy
Brian Sholis and
Philosophy
I’ve read thousands of books.
In 2010, I picked one up that would change my life.
The book: *Fooled by Randomness* by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb)
Over a decade later, the 5 lessons that have stayed with me:
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Nowadays, whenever I feel scared in the face of a decision and yearn for the safety of an optimizing formula, I try to remind myself that there’s another way of feeling safe. It’s not about perfection, about invulnerability, about control. It’s about leaning into the fact that we are imperfect and vulnerable creatures and that even when we’re... See more
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