My First Phonics Flashcards (Letterland)

My First Phonics Flashcards (Letterland)

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Summary

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan， a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward， politics and religion， finance and personal responsibility

In his most provocative and practical book yet， one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world， succeed in a profession， contribute to a fair and just society， detect nonsense， and influence others。 Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca， Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump， Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes， saints， and flourishing people in all walks of life。

As always both accessible and iconoclastic， Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions， make financial investments， and propagate religious faiths。 Among his insights:

• For social justice， focus on symmetry and risk sharing。 You cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others， as bankers and large corporations do。 You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses。 Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations。
• Ethical rules aren’t universal。 You’re part of a group larger than you， but it’s still smaller than humanity in general。
• Minorities， not majorities， run the world。 The world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others。
• You can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot。 “Educated philistines” have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets。
• Beware of complicated solutions （that someone was paid to find）。 A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines。
• True religion is commitment， not just faith。 How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it。

The phrase “skin in the game” is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect。 It is the backbone of risk management， but it’s also an astonishingly rich worldview that， as Taleb shows in this book， applies to all aspects of our lives。 As Taleb says， “The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that’s necessary for fairness and justice， and the ultimate BS-buster，” and “Never trust anyone who doesn’t have skin in the game。 Without it， fools and crooks will benefit， and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them。”

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Reviews

Juan Cavelier ，

Lora of interesting thoughts and reflexiona on our daily lives both professionally and personally。 Nonetheless， given the author’s wealth of knowledge and references it is a difficult read。

Anne Lai ，

作者看到讀者給負評大概會覺得又是愚蠢的人不懂他這本書的深意吧。只能說這樣傲慢的論述方式，其實作者根本沒有想讓人看懂吧，通篇像是囈語呢喃而不是與讀者對話，不知道是作者的問題還是譯者的錯

Kedijik ，

Still reading but so far。。。 What。 A。 Dick。 Seriously this man is near impossible to read as he won't stop complaining about this or that long enough to get a train of thought reach a destination。 I get the feeling that if he justifies his points with evidence or elaborates on implications instead of darting off to another rant， he fears it will lower the value of his idea。 I might start an 'unnecessary use of Latin' based drinking game unless he delivers some goods soon。 Still reading but so far。。。 What。 A。 Dick。 Seriously this man is near impossible to read as he won't stop complaining about this or that long enough to get a train of thought reach a destination。 I get the feeling that if he justifies his points with evidence or elaborates on implications instead of darting off to another rant， he fears it will lower the value of his idea。 I might start an 'unnecessary use of Latin' based drinking game unless he delivers some goods soon。 。。。more

Valeriana ，

Changed my perspective on risk and trust。

Olga Vanchikova ，

Ох！Эффект Линди， И эн И и жуткий скептицизм Талеба， что можно сколько угодно добавлять мёда， а будет горько。

Biden6ix9ine ，

The hater‘s guide to being a real g。 Don’t get it twisted， Taleb has his eyes set on the real scum of the earth。 If you can’t see that， you’re probably one of them。 Love the historical and mythological anecdotes。

Almad ，

Either this is the best Taleb yet or I am getting too used to him。 I vote for the former; the alternative is scary。Skin in the Game is exploration of the last chapter of Antifragile。 What happens if people do not bear consequences of the downside of their actions？ Taleb investigates that themes across various areas of lives。 Including， of course， academia。 What would be a Taleb book without attacking it？ This book felt different。 It may be me getting more attuned to Taleb's style of writing， him Either this is the best Taleb yet or I am getting too used to him。 I vote for the former; the alternative is scary。Skin in the Game is exploration of the last chapter of Antifragile。 What happens if people do not bear consequences of the downside of their actions？ Taleb investigates that themes across various areas of lives。 Including， of course， academia。 What would be a Taleb book without attacking it？ This book felt different。 It may be me getting more attuned to Taleb's style of writing， him getting more mellow with age， more mature or finally employing an editor。 This would also explain the book being half of the usual size， for the better。 It was overall more enjoyable read。It may also be that the main theme is large part of my job， hence it resonated well。 I really like the observation of intolerant minorities driving the agenda， the comments on biases on surgeons and elaboration on the Lindy effect。If you are to read a Taleb， start here。 If you can't get over the writing style here， stop。 It's not getting any better in the previous installations。 。。。more

Fahad ，

WTH

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Interesting idea repeated ad nauseam。

عبدالوهاب ，

Yes having skin in the game looks like a compelling strategy， but is it a winning one？ The man bashes wining strategies， like risk transfer， but omits how taking risks is a better strategy。 The writer evades providing proof for his arguments。 Instead， he resorts into insulting whatever group of people or persons he dislikes and then presents the insults as the argument。

Pedro Ceneme ，

This is Taleb in great form again。 This book leaves aside the focus of the other three books （the Problem of Induction） and focus much more on how asymmetrical structures can generate widely unanticipated outcomes over multiple interactions in a system。 As usual， Taleb draws from a large pool of examples to illustrate his point， from philosophy， history， religion， customs， politics， and the financial market。 To prevent an asymmetry in risk-reward， with some people benefiting at the expense of ot This is Taleb in great form again。 This book leaves aside the focus of the other three books （the Problem of Induction） and focus much more on how asymmetrical structures can generate widely unanticipated outcomes over multiple interactions in a system。 As usual， Taleb draws from a large pool of examples to illustrate his point， from philosophy， history， religion， customs， politics， and the financial market。 To prevent an asymmetry in risk-reward， with some people benefiting at the expense of others， Taleb argues for skin in the game， namely， that those that enjoy tremendous success should be exposed to tremendous risk as well， in a return to a less “modern” but much more ethical society。 This is a book crammed with insight， even if Taleb’s style is not that direct， evidenced by the large quantities of highlights my copy got。 You will certainly benefit from rereading this book multiple times。 Nonetheless， compared to the other books of the Incerto series， I’ve found this to be much more parsimonious in explaining concepts and justifying theories。 While Taleb tries to defend this in the end of the book， I’ve found that it speaks somewhat against the material。 。。。more

Daniel B Taylor ，

Typical Nassim， decent book but a bit heavy。

Toni Kokkonen ，

Some interesting points about the importance of having your incentives aligned with your actions， aka。 having skin in the game。 Just couldn't get over the arrogance and self indulgence of the author， very few parts of the book were enjoyable at all since the author was constantly writing how he is so smart and how "the IYI （Intellectual Yet Idiot）" just doesn't want to see things they don't like。 Guess me not liking this book makes me an IYI， but glad that its over。 Some interesting points about the importance of having your incentives aligned with your actions， aka。 having skin in the game。 Just couldn't get over the arrogance and self indulgence of the author， very few parts of the book were enjoyable at all since the author was constantly writing how he is so smart and how "the IYI （Intellectual Yet Idiot）" just doesn't want to see things they don't like。 Guess me not liking this book makes me an IYI， but glad that its over。 。。。more

Clay ，

This book is about four things: a） the difference between theory and practice or bull***t detection， actions speak louder than words; b） symmetry: if you get the rewards， you must also get the risks， and not let others pay the price of your mistakes; c） how much information you should share with others; and d） reciprocity: paying a penalty if something goes wrong and you're responsible。 "Skin in the game" means you have something at risk。 The author uses these points to explain his libertarian v This book is about four things: a） the difference between theory and practice or bull***t detection， actions speak louder than words; b） symmetry: if you get the rewards， you must also get the risks， and not let others pay the price of your mistakes; c） how much information you should share with others; and d） reciprocity: paying a penalty if something goes wrong and you're responsible。 "Skin in the game" means you have something at risk。 The author uses these points to explain his libertarian views。 Why do intolerant minorities rule the world？ He gives lots of examples: US politicians in gerrymandered states that win primaries based on a tiny portion of the electorate， then stay in office forever。 Rome had three emperors in one year， and most emperors left office through assassination; the turnover of leadership ensured a level of accountability greater than， say in the US today， where Presidents are guaranteed to stay in office 4 to 8 years， and then make millions selling their memoirs and speeches after they leave。Smokers can be in smoke-free areas， but nonsmokers can't be in smoking ones。 Nonsmokers prevail because they are asymmetric。 Small communities are more consensual; as communities get larger， the risk of minority rule increases。 Virtue should be what you do when no one is watching。 Virtue merchandising: publicizing your virtue a la "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation" is hypocrisy。 It's similar to the practice in the middle ages when the rich could buy indulgences or church positions to expunge sins by payment。 Scientism looks like science without its skeptical machinery。 A common tactic is to develop complicated models that can only be produced and understood by "experts"， but are never really proven to work。 It prevails among people that talk about science without doing it， such as among some academics， politicians， bureaucrats， and journalists。 Pseudo-rationalism focuses on the rationality of belief without its consequences and may include the use of bad probabilistic models。 Both of these aspects can produce downsides to government regulation: they restrict freedom but not achieve the intended goal。 They can be gamed， including by businesses hiring former regulators and overpaying them， signaling a prospective bribe to those in office。 Regulations once approved generally stay， even if they are proven misguided: politicians don't like to repeal them because of lobbying by those benefiting from them。 The result can be complicated rules that are costly for individuals and businesses。 The alternative in many cases is legal liability。 If a business pollutes， you can sue them。 The potential costs of the settlement may be enough to make the polluter behave。 Regulation is a top-down process， legal liability is bottom-up。 There are disadvantages with the liability approach: for example， excessive settlements given by juries such as the Macdonald's case where the customer claimed they burned their hand on a hot coffee cup。 Still， lawsuits may be viable alternatives to regulations。Regulations， technologies， ideas， corporations are subject to Lindy Effect: the longer they last， the more likely they will continue。 Ergodicity means a collection of players have the same statistical probability as a single-player over time。 This doesn't hold when the single-player loses everything。So， what to make of all this？ On the one hand， lots of provocative ideas。 On the other， there's no reason to agree with it all。 He castigates academics and journalists for having no skin in the game。 While it may be that their knowledge comes from reading and interviewing and not always a risk-taking experience， there is still value in teaching and informing others。 Good academics and journalists are clear on the extent and value of the evidence backing up their views。 Good futurists frame their predictions so they can be validated true or false， and present regular track records on their accuracy。 。。。more

David ，

I thought it was going to be a rehash of Antifragile， but it's not。 Book started slow at first and gradually became a page-turner。 A lot of concepts appear complex but intuitively they kinda make sense。 Taleb's style is very engaging although punctuated with his trademark over-the-top-ness。 But even then it's still entertaining and very informative。 I thought it was going to be a rehash of Antifragile， but it's not。 Book started slow at first and gradually became a page-turner。 A lot of concepts appear complex but intuitively they kinda make sense。 Taleb's style is very engaging although punctuated with his trademark over-the-top-ness。 But even then it's still entertaining and very informative。 。。。more

FKnol ，

Taleb poses a lot of criticism on other authors but with almost zero substance。 Posing entrepreneurs as the übermensch and payworkers as skinless is simply ridiculous。 As examples of how winner takes all works look at the pricestrategy of AstraZeneca with Seroquel or Novartis with lutetium octreotaat。 And on wealth distribution I’m eager to see some stats to understand his views， because basically it is not reflected in the stats that I follow。

Daria ，

If you manage to get past the writing style （as arrogant as it can get in print） and the finger pointing， it becomes an entertaining read。 The underlying idea is very valuable food for thought。 The writing style can only be described as brain dump， though （the author could totally benefit from those editors' tips he boasted refusing）。 If you manage to get past the writing style （as arrogant as it can get in print） and the finger pointing， it becomes an entertaining read。 The underlying idea is very valuable food for thought。 The writing style can only be described as brain dump， though （the author could totally benefit from those editors' tips he boasted refusing）。 。。。more

Swaraj Yadav ，

I am a Taleb fan boy， loved it。

Diego Pacheco ，

Good Book。 Nice insights like Via Negativa， Skin in The game， Practice vs Theory。 Is not good as Anti-fragile or Black swan but is an ok book。

Artur Atson ，

Minu jaoks täielik ajaraisk。 Liiga palju fäänsit juttu ja vähe reaalset kasu。 Vbl olen liiga harimatu， aga need isikud kellele autor viitab， ja ta viitab ohtralt， on mulle enamjaolt tundmatud。 Kellele meeldib lugeda ja sellest mitte midagi aru saada mida ta luges siis soovitan soojalt 👌

عبدالله عطيه ，

Until now， the best book written by Nassim is Antiflagile， this is a good book though。

Aleksandar ，

Once you get passed Taleb's arrogance， you will enter a world of much needed nuance。 At times poorly structured and often taking the form of an ongoing rant， the book nonetheless makes complex concepts easier to grasp， mainly due to the author putting his own skin in the game。Two quotes from the book that encapsulate it well:*The curse of modernity is that we are increasingly populated by a class of people who are better at explaining than understanding， or better at explaining than doing。*How m Once you get passed Taleb's arrogance， you will enter a world of much needed nuance。 At times poorly structured and often taking the form of an ongoing rant， the book nonetheless makes complex concepts easier to grasp， mainly due to the author putting his own skin in the game。Two quotes from the book that encapsulate it well:*The curse of modernity is that we are increasingly populated by a class of people who are better at explaining than understanding， or better at explaining than doing。*How much you truly "believe" in something can be manifested only through what you are willing to risk for it。On a visceral level， I was glad to finally come across a high profile author that is able to call out Steven Pinker for all his bullshit in a direct manner。 。。。more

Ryan Stevens ，

He doesn't waste a word。 I'll read this book over many times to come。 He doesn't waste a word。 I'll read this book over many times to come。 。。。more

Shalaj Lawania ，

There is some book in this insult piece。I think NNT has some good ideas， and a very interesting perspective on multiple issues。 But this book deviated way too often with rants， insults， tantrums and nonsensical stream of consciousness to be worth the return。

Jordi ，

No es una de las obras maestras de Taleb （como Fooled by randomness o Antifragil） pero aún así tiene ideas distintas， originales y rompedoras que enriquecen。

Marco Sán Sán ，

Es muy divertido leer a Taleb， aunque no sale de mi cabeza cuando termino de leer que esto es pura propaganda， de la buena si se quiere pero propaganda sin más。 Una guía moral para aquellos que buscan apoyo， valiosa sin duda。 Leer esto， leer esto。。。 Ayuda， espero muchos más consuman esta y no de la otra， ni hablar， cada tabique cuenta。 Para lecturas más útiles y menos animosas， Hayek。

Ante Zivkovic ，

For me， this is one of the rare books I've read that had significant impact on my thinking and， inevitability， on the way I act。 For me， this is one of the rare books I've read that had significant impact on my thinking and， inevitability， on the way I act。 。。。more

Brett Larter ，

Perhaps the best book I’ve ever read。 I will try to reread it annually。

Charlie ，

3 star = liked it。This is Taleb's blog masquerading as a book。 Easy to read rant。 Nevertheless， Taleb is right。 Those of us who are frustrated with the IYI class will find some solace here。 The part on minority rule was insightful。 3 star = liked it。This is Taleb's blog masquerading as a book。 Easy to read rant。 Nevertheless， Taleb is right。 Those of us who are frustrated with the IYI class will find some solace here。 The part on minority rule was insightful。 。。。more

UhshGigeh ，

This is the book， if you want to understand the frustration with our politicians， bankers， administrators。 A simple notion， that you need to feel the negative consequences of your actions， and not only the positive ones。Very entertaining read， full of real world examples， bon mots， and no holds barred。

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