Nassim Taleb recently created a document titled Additional Aphorisms, Rules, and Heuristics which I find contains many pieces of insightful wisdom. Here are a few parts that stood out to me:
Never read a book review written by an author whose books you wouldn't read.
If someone is making an effort to ignore you, he is not ignoring you.
Never hire an A student unless it is to take exams.
Business wars are typically lost by both parties, academic wars are won by both sides.
The only way you can ascertain that you are really rich is if you prefer to drive a slightly beaten nondescript car, without feeling compelled to let others know that you are doing it "by choice."
People tend to whisper when they say the truth and raise their voice when they lie.
A good book gets better at the second reading. A great book at the third. Any book not worth rereading isn't worth reading.
A heuristic on whether you have control of your life: can you take naps?
The longest book I've ever read was 205 pages.
One of the shortest books I've ever read had 745 pages.
If the professor is not capable of giving of class without preparation, don't attend. People should only teach what they have learned organically, through experience and curiosity... or get another job.
If you don't feel that you haven't read enough, you haven't read enough.
To understand how something works, figure out how to break it.
It is a sign of weakness to avoid showing signs of weakness.
An enemy who becomes a friend will always be a friend; a friend turned enemy will remain so forever.
If you are not familiar with Nassim Taleb, I would recommend looking into some of his books and ideas.
-Joe
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