The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

[@outdatedinvalidname]

“If my detractors knew me better, they would hate me even more”

[@qanishque]

if she says "what you did was unforgivable". that means she has already started forgiving you. 🤪🤪🤪 such a genius this man!

[@RAnand-wb9if]

Frame shifting ideas. I started looking for Procrustean beds and found them everywhere including in my own earlier efforts and initiatives!

[@Ari-vv3ur]

This is fascinating

[@ballievlogs5515]

By setting oneself totally free of constraints, free of thoughts, free of this debilitating activity called work, free of efforts, elements hiddenin the texture of reality start staring at you: then mysteries that you never thought existed emerge in front of your eyes.

[@FringeWizard2]

Ultimate NEET philosopher.

[@basantakumarsahu5814]

Good story

[@DharmendraRaiMindMap]

This is awesome ! People who don t like this should go to bed - Procrustes' bed !

[@horacekent5242]

May it be less painful for you than it was for me.

[@apga1998]

I found it insufferable....too clever by half, laboriously dull and uninspiring.

[@ballievlogs5515]

if it is right what he says that we look for either money, knowledge or love; or two, but never three. I wonder does this also imply that we dont care about others who value the third when you do not? E.g. money + knowledge vs love + knowledge in your partner makes you reluctant; then your partner is also relucant for your search of money?

[@AnthonyJohnson-dx6kg]

is there an audio book for Black Swan

[@wokenepali8376]

Yes

[@AnthonyJohnson-dx6kg]

@@wokenepali8376 you got a link?

[@Oscar_Mendez]

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[@maikestevan7781]

46:00

[@ballievlogs5515]

My best explanation of a nerd: someone who asks you what is an aphorism. oooo

[@lightmass2446]

This applies to everyone listening to this book 😂

[@ShakespeareCafe]

What do you read, my lord? "Aphorisms, aphorisms, aphorisms"

[@genxchas]

This is all common sense to the philosophical mind 🧠 unconsciously we know all this we just don't analyze it the unwise or unintelligent will never get it only through experience " lovely book 💯

[@Ari-vv3ur]

48:31

[@jim4440]

Is this supported by research? Sounds like he's pulling some of these statements from you know where.

[@gundamviewer17]

Perhaps some here could elaborate to me the truth in saying "sports feminizes men....."

[@gabrielmillee8745]

Clint Dicks not the players the fans if that helps

[@gordonf4723]

I know hes a big fan of heavy weight lifting, because its the natural way we evolved to exercise. Sports are repetitive, movement specific activities that are a little more unnatural. So I think he means men should be out sprinting, climbing rocks, and lifting heavy weights, in a stochastic fashion of course.

[@theloniusmonk1263]

Modern sport makes players and fans overly dramatic and emotional over things that are ultimately meaningless. It looks very much like PMS.

[@AltumNovo]

It's one of the few things I disagree with in this book, maybe sports that are narrow but I don't think boxing feminises men.

[@mediocrejokre]

Sports is mostly a pissing match of who worked harder on skills having no utility otherwise, but I guess you can just call it art because it is beautiful too.

[@5Gazto]

Hahahaha, "I suspect that they put Socrates to death because there is something terribly unattractive, alienating and non-human in thinking with too much clarity."

[@jackgoldman1]

I voted for Trump because he was the best candidate of those running. That is why Trump won.

[@georgetate6055]

He won because of Comey's blunders and because of the Russian manipulation of social media. He LOST by over 3 million popular votes. He is in office today because of the compromise our Founding Fathers put in place over 240 years ago whereby a person can lose the popular vote (by 3+ million!) and win the Electoral College. He also is a birther, racist, bigot, and dictator-in-the-making. He has been bankrupt 4 times, won't release his taxes, and has had more top people in his cabinet and staff who are facing felonies than any other president in our history! What are we up to now? Over 20 people have been charged with felonies and one attorney served jail time already. He was lucky. I long for the days when intelligent, empathetic people were in charge. (Oh, did I mention that he LOST the popular vote by over 3 million . . . and, that he is a narcissistic s.o.b.?) I invite Dr. Taleb to change his mind about Trump. By now he must sense that Trump is not just a Black Swan, but an evil jerk who thinks it is just wonderful to put babies in prision.

[@rml1643]

George Tate If I were you, I would immediately sue your psychiatrist!! Since when do you feel like this?

[@lesterroberts1628]

no, he was not. You mean he was the best candidate out of the two representing the republican and democratic party.

[@mraccident]

This book is greatly overrated.

[@trojanhorseme1]

Saw what you did there

[@xs6819]

and most certainly needs to be banned especially in America!

[@howardmarles2576]

brilliant

[@alfredthepatientxcvi]

This book is so underrated

[@genxchas]

​@@xs6819 this is America 😅

[@KNemo1999]

Ugh... false aphorisms are like catfish. They are neither cats nor fish.

[@barbariansbarbarians7062]

This book is overrated

[@alfredthepatientxcvi]

Your comment is overrated

[@anjala8201]

You got me at first 💀

[@lph2040]

This is his worst effort so far.

[@DmNetworks]

useless comment, probably reflecting a useless life.

[@CryptoHustleLive]

you're a nerd

[@mindbreakerzzz1]

I don't think worst effort means the book is bad. Some ppls worse day is better than other ppls best day right? So if you have an opinion that something is john doe's worst. Does not mean that it is not very good. Like if i say a gorgeous woman's face is her worst feature. That just means her face is still gorgeous but her body by comparison is better. And both are way above average.

[@jonahogburn4021]

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[@PixelAspen]

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[@jode94]

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