In science you need to understand the world; in business you need othe…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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In science you need to understand the world; in business you need others to misunderstand it. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, p.9, Random House
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