A prophet is not someone with special visions, just someone blind to m…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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A prophet is not someone with special visions, just someone blind to most of what others see ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.1785, Random House
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A prophet is not someone with special visions, just someone blind to most of what others see ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.1785, Random House

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