Actors represents to us on the screen how other citizens are; but they are too fake to be like other citizens. No, all image. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Routine is effortless. Most humans, alas, prefer to expend physical, never intellectual energy. Creating requires much, much more effort.

I avoid reading nonmath recent books. But if I do, best heuristic: avoid books on the NYT list of "Notable Books"

Bullish or bearish are terms used by people who do not engage in practicing uncertainty, like the television commentators, or those who have no experience in handling risk. Alas, investors and businesses are not paid in probabilities; they are paid in dollars. Accordingly, it is not how likely an event is to happen that matters, it is how much is made when it happens that should be the consideration.