Also, it's good to have more than one profession, in case your own profession goes out of style. A Wall Street trader who's also a belly dancer will do a lot better than a trader who winds up driving a taxi.
Nassim Nicholas TalebThe bonus for bankers fragilizes the system. Someone has the upside at the expense of others.
Nassim Nicholas TalebCharm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerdiness the reverse
Nassim Nicholas TalebBy setting oneself totally free of constraints, free of thoughts, free of this debilitating activity called work, free of efforts, elements hidden in the texture of reality start staring at you; then mysteries that you never thought existed emerge in front of your eyes.
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