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5 Reading/Listening Tips For Week 13 2022 (Featuring Nassim Taleb, Eliyahu Goldratt, Gary Halbert, Category Pirates)
The Black Swan — Nassim Taleb
The second time I finished it. This book gives the ultimate explanation of Black Swans = extreme unexpected events. These events have the power to disconfirm existing ones (white swans).
Taleb outlines two worlds: Mediocristan (where the bell-curve rules) and Extremistan (where 80/20 rules). Most of our world lies in Extremistan, where a small number dominate the market.
You might ask what to do instead of predicting. The answer is becoming antifragile (read more about it here).
The Bed of Procrustes — Nassim Taleb
A collection of aphorisms that could be modern Tweets. Very entertaining and sometimes harsh unfiltered thoughts from the mastermind of Taleb. You can get this very short book here.
Beyond the Goal — Eliyahu Goldratt
This audiobook contains all necessary lectures from Goldratt about the Theory of Constraints and how it can be used to improve companies (and personal life) dramatically.
