I just read the first of the 5 books he wrote. It was released at the turn of the century.What did I think of it?
Anti Fragile landed me a job as a professional trader because I bought OTM LEAPS as papa Taleb said and the people were impressed lol.Honestly the best book out there for REAL self help - utility.
>>25301730I don't trade. Never have never will. Let the goyim deal in the real world.But I like the idea of examining the world through anti-fragile systems and genuinely need a good self help book to get me through this rut. Is Nassim Taleb for me or is his shit heavily focused on just trading?
>>25301761Nah it's for you. It's not active trading, just an insurence policy in case the markets go tits up. You buy an OTM put option on SPY or something and when it shits the fan you are insured because of the stressors Same goes for real life as you will see in the book.
>Taps the sign
>>25301730Any tips on breaking into trading as a uni student? Ideally want to get into a PM role but it seems like most people learn the ropes sell side first.Finding it pretty hard to get interviews as a non-target.
>>25302053Implement a strategy (I went for barbell - taleb style) and when it clicks formalize it with the help of an assistant/professor into a paper. That's what I did.
>>25301913Taleb doesn't belong there, the others do.
>>25303127he's one of the smarter ones on the list like thomas sowell but it doesn't change the fact only retards addicted to podcasts shill them. he's fine but there's better out there and we all know it deep down.
>>25301725Worthless. Trading options is for mutts, his example is just a quirk of manipulating our comedy of a financial system. It says nothing universal. He's not an intellectual or an academic, he had a decent career in finance that he's now leveraging with bullshit self-help books. He's actually retarded, I would say.
>>25301913>>25303424I doubt that even 5% of "midwits", and I use this broadly, would consider this a "core". The list has some specific additions that do not translate broadly. And there are contradictions that cannot be lumped together in a single taste.Also, some of the books are good, despite being popular.I agree - Taleb does not belong here.
