Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes about Knowledge

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We tend to treat our knowledge as personal property to be protected and defended. It is an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order. [...] We take what we know a little too seriously.

We tend to treat our knowledge as personal property to be protected and defended. It is an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order. [...] We take what we know a little too seriously.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Knowledge, Order, Ornaments

"The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable". Book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, April 17, 2007.

Don't ask the barber whether you need a haircut, and don't ask an academic if what he does is relevant.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Ignorance, Knowledge, Doe

Information is bad for knowledge.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Ignorance, Knowledge, Information

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"”, p.142, Random House

Read books are far less valuable than unread ones. The library should contain as much of what you do not know as your financial means, mortgage rates, and the currently tight real-estate market alow you to put there.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Real, Book, Knowledge