Not being rational, one is prone to drown in randomness

Drawn from what Nassim Nicholas Taleb said

What Nassim Nicholas Taleb actually said

Nassim Nicholas Taleb c. 2004 Former option trader and risk analyst

My problem is that I am not rational and I am extremely prone to drown in randomness and to incur emotional torture.

Where this was said

↗Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Random House, 2005 edition; copyright 2004)archive.org

c. 2004

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