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But there is a way forward. It is not a solution that relies on half-baked policy ideas—particularly given that I have come to view our political system as a big part of the problem. Rather, the solution requires an attitudinal change. This attitude is embodied by something called Bayes’s theorem, which I introduce in chapter 8. Bayes’s theorem is

Nate Silver • The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't

authority

Eliane • 1 card

Without faith in his own judgment no man can go very far in this game. That is about all I have learned—to study general conditions, to take a position and stick to it. I can wait without a twinge of impatience. I can see a setback without being shaken, knowing that it is only temporary.

Edwin Lefevre • Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

They speak with a kind of authority that does not come from credentials or confidence, but from the integrity of their lives. Their judgments are not always perfect, but they are trustworthy. And that trustworthiness has been earned.

Luke Burgis • Basic Instincts

TRUST, BUT VERIFY

Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius

Principles

Patrick Biermann • 6 cards

I firmly believe in the old Enlightenment principle that decisions require a foundation of reliable information and numbers.

Rutger Bregman • Utopia for Realists

Courage

Pamela Aguila • 1 card