Description

From the writer of the current classic The Black Swan, this assortment of meditations and aphorisms conveys his main suggestions with techniques you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes got its name from Greek mythology: the tale of the guy who created his guests match his bed to excellence by possibly extending them or reducing their limbs. It signifies as so what can be examined in a class Taleb’s watch of contemporary civilization’s hubristic aspect effects—modifying individuals to fulfill engineering, accusing actuality for not installing financial designs, creating illnesses to market medicines, determining intelligence, and effective people who work isn't captivity. Irreverent and fun, you will be surprised by these aphorisms by subjecting self-delusions you've been coping with but never acknowledged.