نسیم طالب

Things always become obvious after the fact

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.

Remember that you are a Black Swan.

They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom.

Only the autodidacts are free.

Modernity: we created youth without heroism, age without wisdom, and life without grandeur

He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once.

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

Abundance is harder for us to handle than scarcity.

Probability is not a mere computation of odds on the dice or more complicated variants; it is the acceptance of the lack of certainty in our knowledge and the development of methods for dealing with our ignorance.

More data—such as paying attention to the eye colors of the people around when crossing the street—can make you miss the big truck.

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears

My biggest problem with modernity may lie in the growing separation of the ethical and the legal

What I learned on my own I still remember

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears

More data—such as paying attention to the eye colors of the people around when crossing the street—can make you miss the big truck.

Things always become obvious after the fact

If you do not take risks for your opinion, you are nothing.

Only the autodidacts are free.

Remember that you are a Black Swan.