Experience is devoid of the cherry-picking that we find in studies. ✨ …

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Experience is devoid of the cherry-picking that we find in studies. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.36, Random House
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