Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quote

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"Les décideurs apprennent mieux des résultats défavorables que lorsque tout se passe bien"

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“The imagination of the genius vastly surpasses his intellect; the intellect of the academi...”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“An idea starts to be interesting when you get scared of taking it to its logical conclusion”

“Avoid banality; mastery is about complexity up to the edge of discomfort”

“Decision-makers learn best from adverse outcomes, not when things go smoothly”

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