
Think Like a Freak

Source: Carlo Cipolla, The Basic Law of Human Stupidity
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
#1309 - Naval Ravikant
open.spotify.comBy definition, what works cannot be irrational; about every single person I know who has chronically failed in business shares that mental block, the failure to realize that if something stupid works (and makes money), it cannot be stupid.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
One alternative to this state of affairs is to ditch the idea, should we be under its sway, that what we need to make our way in the world is simply more information. For one thing, there are practical difficulties: even in cases where more information might be genuinely helpful, it may not be forthcoming when we need it. But, more importantly, som... See more