Wisdom Notes

“"People who live far below their means enjoy a freedom that people busy upgrading their lifestyles can’t fathom." - @naval”

“It isn’t 10,000 hours that creates outliers, it’s 10,000 iterations.”

“@nntaleb Corporations have figured out that politicians are cheaper to buy than insurance #nnt”

“WHO said it’s not a pandemic and you shouldn’t wear masks. CDC made its own tests and bungled them. FDA blocked state tests for weeks a

“My 1 repeated learning in life: "There Are No Adults" Everyone's making it up as they go along. Figure it out yourself, and do it.”

“For the first time in human history, the entire world is focused on one problem.”

“@naval One of my favorites from The Bed of Procrustes- “Your brain is most intelligent when you don’t instruct it on what to do—something

“HUMANS lie to each other, they know they are lying to each other, they insist on lying to each other, they also proceed to establishing a p

“If you have the preference, real or stated due to peer pressure, "I am relatively indifferent to money", people will tend to give you propo

“Envy is impossible to conceal. It manipulates you; like a tattoo on your forehead, visible to others but not to you.”

“Your major competitive advantage is likely something you like doing that most other people don’t.”

“If you want people to like you, do not give them advice. Ask them for advice.”

“"Hide your weaknesses, and people will still smell them. Be upfront about them, and people will assume you have them under control." - @mma

“The political left has never understood that, if you give the government enough power to create "social justice," you have given it enough

“@nntaleb I've always liked this @Quora response too.”

“We have this culture of financialization. People think they need to make money with savings rather with their business. So you end up with