You remember emails you sent that were not answered better than emails that you did not answer. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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You remember emails you sent that were not answered better than emails that you did not answer.

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About Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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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Alternative Names: Nassim Taleb
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