Nassim is smart but he's such a blow-hard. He constantly says that "person x is not rigorous" and yet he himself doesn't display any of this rigor he values so much.
He says "this is not ergodic..." or "lacks ergodicity" and always adds "we'll define that soon... I'm coming to that..." but he never does.
He has some good ideas, and his general idea for this book, that people should have skin in the game, is probably valid. But it could be argued far more effectively in a far shorter book by a much better writer.
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secretGeek rated A curious mind: 4 stars
A curious mind by Brian Grazer
An "homage to the power of inquisitiveness and the ways in which it deepens and improves us. Whether you're looking …
secretGeek rated Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies: 5 stars
secretGeek rated Lakes Creek Adventures: 5 stars
secretGeek reviewed Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The phrase "skin in the game" is one we have often heard but have rarely …
Review of 'Skin in the Game' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Nassim is smart but he's such a blow-hard. He constantly says that "person x is not rigorous" and yet he himself doesn't display any of this rigor he values so much.
He says "this is not ergodic..." or "lacks ergodicity" and always adds "we'll define that soon... I'm coming to that..." but he never does.
He has some good ideas, and his general idea for this book, that people should have skin in the game, is probably valid. But it could be argued far more effectively in a far shorter book by a much better writer.
secretGeek reviewed The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll
For years Ryder Carroll tried countless organizing systems, Online and off, but none of them …
Review of 'The Bullet Journal method' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This is a good technique. I’ve been using it for a few months, and using parts of the ideas in this book more widely.
Particularly helpful if you have difficulty focusing.
secretGeek rated Principles: 5 stars
Principles by Ray Dalio, Jeremy Bobb
Bridgewater Associates founder, Ray Dalio, offers a five-step process to getting what you want out of life, which involves systemizing …
secretGeek rated The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: 3 stars
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, #1)
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to …
secretGeek rated Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians: 4 stars
Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
A hero with an incredible talent...for breaking things. A life-or-death mission...to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from …
secretGeek rated 10-10-10: 4 stars
10-10-10 by Suzy Welch
From "O, The Oprah Magazine" columnist and coauthor of the #1 bestseller "Winning" comes a powerful new strategy for making …
secretGeek rated Man's Search for Meaning: 4 stars
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its …
secretGeek rated Influence: 4 stars
secretGeek reviewed Payoff by Dan Ariely (TED books)
"Payoff investigates the true nature of motivation, our partial blindness to the way it works, …
Review of 'Payoff' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Very short book.
secretGeek reviewed Sapiens by Derek Perkins
Review of 'Sapiens' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This was so good. I've read it twice, I will have to read it again.
This was so good. I've read it twice, I will have to read it again.