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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical AphorismsBed of Procrustes is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game. By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in
Bed of Procrustes is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game. By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects--modifying humans to satisfy technology, blaming reality for not fitting economic models, inventing diseases to sell drugs, defining intelligence as what can be tested in a classroom, and convincing people that employment is not slavery. Playful and irreverent, these aphorisms will surprise you by exposing self-delusions you have been living with but never recognized. With a rare combination of pointed wit and potent wisdom, Taleb plows through human illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, elegance, and erudition against the modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism, and phoniness. "Taleb's crystalline nuggets of thought stand alone like esoteric poems."--Financial TimesBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 10/25/2016
ISBN: 9780812982404
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.40d
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If you are in a place of needing fresh and profound encouragement, words to balm your hurting places, a hand out of the self pity pit, or just a boost to elevate you to a place where you can let go of the past or just embrace a future, this devotional is it. I've highlighted so many "Wow" nuggets of wisdom and have shared them with others and go back to them to just let it renew me. A must have for any woman hurting, unable to let go of the past or current hurts or just wanting to love herself more and embrace a beautiful God planned future.
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I love T.D.Jakes as he has a gift for sharing Biblical principles in a way that allows one to relate to the scripture and apply it issues or past situations they struggle with
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Great, always eye opening and easy to follow, understand, and apply to daily life the principles, teaching, and love of Christ.
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This Devotional will Inspire You to Move Forward
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This 90 day Devotional are short reads that you can add to your daily prayer time and Bible reading. Everyday you can feel God's strength, encouragement, and love. It reminds you that you are a work in progress. You don't have to be perfect. You just have to have faith in Christ.
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