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Nassim Taleb

Author, Antifragile

“Some things gain from disorder. Subtract the harmful (via negativa) and keep skin in the game.”
Nassim Taleb
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Some things gain from disorder.

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Antifragility

Beyond resilient, some things need volatility, stressors, and disorder to grow.

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Via negativa

Improvement by subtraction, remove the harmful before adding the helpful.

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Patagonia

A clear, costly signal of values is the most durable moat of all: it cannot be copied cheaply.

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Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger

Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

“Assemble a latticework of mental models.”

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James Clear

James Clear

Author, Atomic Habits

“You fall to the level of your systems.”

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Viktor Frankl

Viktor Frankl

Psychiatrist, Man's Search for Meaning

“Meaning is a responsibility you answer.”

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BJ Miller

Palliative care physician

“Mortality is what gives life its urgency.”

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Lao Tzu

Philosopher, Tao Te Ching

“Act without forcing.”

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Andrew Huberman

Andrew Huberman

Neuroscientist, Stanford

“Protocols over willpower.”

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