Posted: Jul 04, 2017 10:01 pm
The Black Swan : Nassim Nicholas Taleb
A book about the human inability to predict Black Swan events and so reference history
from the perspective of what has happened rather than from what could have happened
Some of the things it discusses : the tendency to focus on what is known rather than unknown. Silent evidence and why
ignoring it distorts the truth. The distinction between scalable and non scalable professions. The human obsession with having to always provide an explanation for everything. The relationship between expectation and outcome. How small
regular positive results provide greater psychological benefits than large irregular ones
Only a third of the way through it so far but easily one of the best books I have ever read
A book about the human inability to predict Black Swan events and so reference history
from the perspective of what has happened rather than from what could have happened
Some of the things it discusses : the tendency to focus on what is known rather than unknown. Silent evidence and why
ignoring it distorts the truth. The distinction between scalable and non scalable professions. The human obsession with having to always provide an explanation for everything. The relationship between expectation and outcome. How small
regular positive results provide greater psychological benefits than large irregular ones
Only a third of the way through it so far but easily one of the best books I have ever read