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Could you point me in the direction of where Taleb has written on this topic?

• jstewartmobile 10y ago
  Here's the relevant draft from SITG: http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/employee.pdf http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/employee.pdf He also has the same idea peppered throughout Antifragile.
  • wslh 10y ago
    And here [1] (Reddit AMA) "The point is that if you want to be a writer, an artist, or a researcher in something solitary, better have a job that is steady and not taxing intellectually. Think of Spinoza, Einstein, Bayes..." It is not what initiated this thread but it is related in the sense that you can find a job to cover your basic expenses but not being demanding intelectually to pursue other interests. I read the same from the artist Leon Ferrari [2] [3] he was an engineer and the son of an artist. His father told him to have a career and just then be an artist. This was an anti-fragile advice. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/38onec/i_am_nassim_nicholas_taleb_ask_me_anything_on/crwki2o/ https://www.reddit.com/r/options/comments/38onec/i_am_nassim... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3n_Ferrari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B3n_Ferrari [3] https://www.amazon.com/Ferrari-Leon-Prologo-Andrea-Giunta/dp/9873754091/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485223620&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3Awain+andrea%2Cp_n_condition-type%3A1294423011 https://www.amazon.com/Ferrari-Leon-Prologo-Andrea-Giunta/dp...
    • riprowan 10y ago
      I've long told my recording clients, "real musicians have a day job" because it described so much of the best talent to come through the studio.
  • Alex3917 10y ago
    In Black Swan doesn't he talk about how terrible it is to be an entrepreneur and how much better it is to be an employee?
• awl130 10y ago
  “The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.” - taleb
  • marklgr 10y ago
    I would have replaced carbohydrates by ego, but that would have been a bit too rich for him to say.