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  • Tail-end events are all that matter

    There are three distinct sides of risk: • The odds you will get hit. • The average consequences of getting hit. • The tail-end consequences of getting hit. The first two are easy to grasp.… Read more

  • It’s frightening to think that you might not know something

    It’s frightening to think that you might not know something, but more frightening to think that, by and large, the world is run by people who have faith that they know exactly what’s going on.… Read more

  • The avocado principles

    1. If you wait until you really want an avocado, the market won’t have any ripe ones. You need to buy them in advance. 2. If you eat an avocado that’s not quite ripe, you… Read more

  • GO FOR GREAT

    The most important lesson I learned from him that night was: GO FOR GREAT. In typical Charlie fashion it is a combination of 4 simple ideas: 1. Charlie looks at everything through the lens of… Read more

  • So that’s why it’s important to take risk when you’re young

    So that’s why it’s important to take risk when you’re young because as you get older, you have more downside risk. So you’ve got nothing to lose at your age, you take the risk and… Read more

  • But in the end, they always fall

    When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the… Read more

  • What is the cost of lies?

    What is the cost of lies? It’s not that we’ll mis­take them for the truth. The real dan­ger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer rec­og­nize the truth at all. Chernobyl… Read more

  • It’s supposed to be hard.

    The thing to keep in mind is that in any endeavor that has the potential to deliver big rewards, the best you can do is put the odds of success in your favor, which means recognizing… Read more

  • Quitting is underrated

    Most people cautioned me about the costs of quitting; only the wisest warned me of the costs of not quitting. Everything you quit clears space to try something new. Everything you say “no” to is… Read more

  • A bitter ending is better than an endless bitterness.

    A bitter ending is better than an endless bitterness. About Elly A Film by : Asghar Farhadi یک پایان تلخ بهتر از یک تلخی بی پایان است درباره الی https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1360860/?ref_=tt_ch Read more