A man without a heroic bent starts dying at the age of thirty. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Heuristics are simplified rules of thumb that make things simple and easy to implement. But their main advantage is that the user knows that they are not perfect, just expedient, and is therefore less fooled by their powers. They become dangerous when we forget that.

@MattWalshBlog "Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it."

Aut tace aut loquere meliora silencio (only when the words outperform silence).