What Nassim Nicholas Taleb thinks about happiness

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Former option trader and risk analyst, now a distinguished professor at NYU. Author of the Incerto essay series, including The Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness.

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2 dated positions, c. 2007 to c. 2012, in their own words. Our reading of what Nassim Nicholas Taleb has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 2012

   Our readingThe aim is to live happily in a world one does not understand

   Their wordsI want to live happily in a world I don’t understand.

   ↗Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Random House, 2012)archive.org All 14 from this book

3. c. 2007

   Our readingMissing a train only hurts if you run after it

   Their wordsMissing a train is only painful if you run after it!

   ↗The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Random House, 2007)archive.org All 8 from this book