be. So I follow the Lindy effect as a guide in selecting wh… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

" "
be. So I follow the Lindy effect as a guide in selecting what to read: books that have been around for ten years will be around for ten more; books that have been around for two millennia should be around for quite a bit of time, and so forth.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

English

Collect this quote

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Nassim Taleb

All quotes from Nassim Nicholas Taleb Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Nassim Nicholas Taleb:

Robert A. Heinlein Isaac Asimov Mark Twain George Bernard Shaw Cory Doctorow

Additional quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Learning is rooted in repetition and convexity, meaning that the reading of a single text twice is more profitable than reading two different things once.

People should only teach what they have learned organically, through experience and curiosity... or get another job.

A mathematician starts with a problem and creates a solution; a consultant starts by offering a solution and creates a problem.

be. So I follow the Lindy effect as a guide in selecting what to read: books that have been around for ten years will be around for ten more; books t… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

About Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Additional quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb