Lessons from a Vineyard: Ignore Predictions
Civil war broke out in the Lebanon in 1977. As Nicholas Taleb recalls in The Black Swan, adults at the time were utterly confident that the war would end in "only a matter of days."
Civil war broke out in the Lebanon in 1977. As Nicholas Taleb recalls in The Black Swan, adults at the time were utterly confident that the war would end in "only a matter of days."
Grande Lum | Posted 12.24.2008 | Living
A part of who we are is what we believe. This explains why we tend to assess other people's likeability and credibility based on their positions.
The Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business
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