We are the first society in which being an elder is not indicative of superior fitness. We are also one of the very few societies in which being an e… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Life isn't about getting forecasts "right"; it is about navigating the environment and controlling it.

It is remarkable how fast and how effectively you can construct a nationality with a flag, a few speeches, and a national anthem; to this day I avoid the label "Lebanese," preferring the less restrictive "Levantine" designation.

Rational flâneur (or just flâneur): Someone who, unlike a tourist, makes a decision opportunistically at every step to revise his schedule (or his destination) so he can imbibe things based on new information obtained. In research and entrepreneurship, being a flâneur is called “looking for optionality.