Not for MBAs and Economist

as I read through, I was humbled by the limit of what I knew, grateful for the privilege and luck I had due to the simple random fact I was born in the family that I come from.

this book makes you skeptic, you will learn to not take your efforts too seriously, your knowledge too important and your circumstance to severe if it were.


if you are an economist, this book would make you feel bad. if you have an MBA, this book would make you feel useless.

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The Incerto is a must read

The Incerto is the by far the best book I've read. Antifragile is the best book in the collection, but the other 3 (Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan and Skin in the Game) are all amazing as well and vital listening.

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He writes like Nietzsche

He is wise, but arrogant. If you can tolerate this, go ahead and buy it.

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Some Great Highlights

For me, the style of the author was a little off putting at times. It seemed, at times, very high and mighty, and like he was quite significantly discounting large groups of people in petty ways. Of course, each individual's definition of petty varies.

That said, there are some brilliant insights and great ideas in this book that strongly resonated with me. All the discussions of probability based biases that we all experience were very insightful, and immediately examples in my own life of these biases (both from myself and others) would come to mind. Overall, I certainly enjoyed this book, even if at times it felt preachy.

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Randomness is a Boon for Bounty

This book should be taught to every high school Sophomore before they enter the rigor of the college testing and application process, as it will allow them to filter out the noise of authority figures and focus on themselves by delving into Taleb’s truly unique worldview.

I look forward to listening to/reading the rest of the series. Truly an exceptional book.

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Must read it again

One of the best books I’ve read. Very practical applicable to every day life for all people also like the edginess of it

Randomly Chosen Book

I love that my choosing this book was so random.

A lot to digest and doubtless that in months to come I shall have a random conversation that shall result in an aha! moment where the authors thoughts shall be blindingly obvious.

I’ve read better books

The worst thing that could happen to life and markets is there are no longer any fools of randomness. Dentist jokes are also outdated

Shocked by the randomness of the content

I was hoping for some intellectual delight. I ended up up with a shock. The author seemed to be wondering all over the place without digging into any specific field. Lack of depth is a fatal flaw of the book.

However, I have to admit I liked the stories of different traders in the book.

Deep thoughts but left in generalities

Nassim Taleb avdances thought-provoking theses in this book. However his insights remain at a general level and what's lacking for is how to apply these insights to practical situations. Like how, for example would you use Monte Carlo simulations to proof a portfolio against Black Swan events? A big plus of the book, however I found the book's humanity. While the author is good at dishing out, he also shows his own fallibility. He doesn't take himself too seriously and has a sense of humor which made listening enjoyable.