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>>19216573
Based. I only read the works of the Phoenician genius.

What books are you going to read/listen to this year??

Let's make a list so we can all make it.

Book recommendations relevant to crypto investing?

>>1210572
>Anything from Nassim Taleb
This.

This book is fantastic, really changed my view of the world. Also, so arrogantly written, I couldn't help but laugh most of the time.

"Talk is cheap. Someone who took
too many philosophy classes in college
(or perhaps not enough) might
object that the sighting of a Black
Swan does not invalidate the theory
that all swans are white since such a
black bird is not technically a swan
since whiteness to him may be the essential
property of a swan. Indeed
those who read too much Wittgenstein
(and writings about comments
about Wittgenstein) may be under
the impression that language
problems are important. They may
certainly be important to attain
prominence in philosophy departments,
but they are something we,
practitioners and decision makers in
the real world, leave for the weekend.
As I explain in the chapter called
“The Uncertainty of the Phony,” for
all of their intellectual appeal, these
niceties have no serious implications
Monday to Friday as opposed to
more substantial (but neglected) matters.
People in the classroom, not
having faced many true situations of
decision making under uncertainty,
do not realize what is important and
what is not—even those who are
scholars of uncertainty (or particularly
those who are scholars of uncertainty)."

Nassim Nicolas Taleb's books had a huge influence on me a while back and made me interested in trading as well as provided me with a lot of knowledge but recently I've been thinking how he might have fooled me and may be full of shit, especially since following him on FB. Anyone agree?

>>457597
After the first few pages where it explained the difference between thinking fast and slow it sort of got boring for me and I stopped after like 60 pages, but then I decided to reread it and actually there is a lot more to this book, so definately worth to finish it.

I am almost done with section 1. I was supposed to read it in college for a computer security major, but turns out now that I am getting into technical analysis and building a portfolio I decided to read it. It is some what long winded for a concept I think is pretty easy to justify.