What Nassim Nicholas Taleb thinks about ideas vs execution

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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 readingWe are largely better at doing than at thinking, thanks to antifragility

   Their wordswe are largely better at doing than we are at thinking, thanks to antifragility.

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

3. c. 2007

   Our readingWe respect what happened and ignore what could have happened

   Their wordsWe respect what has happened, ignoring what could have happened.

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