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This anecdote was recounted by Nassim Taleb in one of his books, either Fooled by Randomness (which I recommend) or The Black Swan (which I don't). According t

by isolli 6y ago

This anecdote was recounted by Nassim Taleb in one of his books, either Fooled by Randomness (which I recommend) or The Black Swan (which I don't). According to him, it was MBA courses that recommended adding chess to the CV, as it showed strategic thinking and would never be verified.

indy 6y ago
It was Fooled by Randomness. (Randomly enough I was reading that book for the first time yesterday)
- isolli 6y ago
  Thanks. I hope you enjoy it :) And I really don't recommend reading the Black Swan, especially after reading Fooled by Randomness!
  - mos_basik 6y ago
    I'm interested in why you hold that opinion of Black Swan. I just read it a couple of months back because I figured I probably owed reading some Taleb as back table stakes for all the hours I've spent reading HN (and SSC). Picked Black Swan because it seemed to be the most well known and I've never liked jumping into a series with the most recent release. I enjoyed it, will read more of him, but haven't yet. Do you have an order recommendation?
    - rurp 6y ago
      It's been a while since I read these books but I'm surprised to hear someone like Fooled By Randomness but not Black Swan. One of the few complaints I had of Black Swan was that it felt a bit redundant in parts from the previous book. Overall I think both books are great and worth reading. I highly recommend reading Antifragile next though. It's fairly different from the other two and extremely interesting; probably one of my favorite books.
    - isolli 6y ago
      Fooled by Randomness was written first. I found it quite insightful. Having read it, the Black Swan felt like a rehash of the same ideas, while the narrator (Taleb) comes across as particularly insufferable. If you've read the Black Swan already that's fine. My recommendation is mostly addressed to those who have read neither.
ALittleLight 6y ago
Hmm, that's possibly where I read it. Unfortunately I'm not turning it up with Google and I don't have any of those books on kindle (so I can't search them). I feel like Google used to be good enough to get this...

by isolli 6y ago

indy 6y ago

It was Fooled by Randomness. (Randomly enough I was reading that book for the first time yesterday)

isolli 6y ago
Thanks. I hope you enjoy it :) And I really don't recommend reading the Black Swan, especially after reading Fooled by Randomness!
- mos_basik 6y ago
  I'm interested in why you hold that opinion of Black Swan. I just read it a couple of months back because I figured I probably owed reading some Taleb as back table stakes for all the hours I've spent reading HN (and SSC). Picked Black Swan because it seemed to be the most well known and I've never liked jumping into a series with the most recent release. I enjoyed it, will read more of him, but haven't yet. Do you have an order recommendation?
  - rurp 6y ago
    It's been a while since I read these books but I'm surprised to hear someone like Fooled By Randomness but not Black Swan. One of the few complaints I had of Black Swan was that it felt a bit redundant in parts from the previous book. Overall I think both books are great and worth reading. I highly recommend reading Antifragile next though. It's fairly different from the other two and extremely interesting; probably one of my favorite books.
  - isolli 6y ago
    Fooled by Randomness was written first. I found it quite insightful. Having read it, the Black Swan felt like a rehash of the same ideas, while the narrator (Taleb) comes across as particularly insufferable. If you've read the Black Swan already that's fine. My recommendation is mostly addressed to those who have read neither.

ALittleLight 6y ago

Hmm, that's possibly where I read it. Unfortunately I'm not turning it up with Google and I don't have any of those books on kindle (so I can't search them). I feel like Google used to be good enough to get this...