The psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Ne… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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The psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were in your place. You would be surprised at the difference.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

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Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were in your place. You would be surprised at the difference.

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