I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.

When an investor focuses on short-term investments, he or she is observing the variability of the portfolio, not the returns - in short, being fooled by randomness.

A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in the light of the information until that point.

Remember that you are a Black Swan.

In poor countries, officials receive explicit bribes; in D.C. they get the sophisticated, implicit, unspoken promise to work for large corporations

For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

My best definition of a nerd: someone who asks you to explain an aphorism