Someone who says “I am busy” is either declaring incompeten… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Someone who says “I am busy” is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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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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