Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Feb 7, 2023 by Aaron Dignan · said 13 times in 9 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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2025 3 mentions in 1 episode
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2020 3 mentions in 2 episodes 2 per episode
2018 2 mentions in 1 episode
2017 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2016 1 mention in 1 episode
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Feb 7, 2023 positive
Dignan: Replace rigid standards with flexible defaults to enable a barbell strategy
“So, so default says, if you don't know better, do this. And then in cultures that I work with that do that well, they have an expectation of announcing when you're veering from the default and why. So like, I'm not going to do the default workshop. I'm going t…”
Dec 9, 2025 positive
Individuals should dedicate 50% of effort to maximizing exposure to positive optionality
“50, 50% of your effort in life, once you ensured the fact that you're not going to starve to death, die, etc., you know, you've looked after your children... Should be attempts to get lucky. In other words, what Nassim would say, I love this phrase increasing …”