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January 4, 2023 Book Summary

My notes on the book ‘Fooled by Randomness’ by Nassim Taleb. A great book to learn more about our flawed thinking and our biases.

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January 4, 2023 biases / thinking

Human beings have a natural desire for simplicity and understanding. The danger lies in our tendency to oversimplify complex matters and our inability to acknowledge that we don’t know something.

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January 3, 2023 literature

An essay dealing with the question whether classical literature is inherently better than modern literature. I take the position that it is not, but we should still read more classical works than modern ones, mostly because time filters out low-quality works.

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December 21, 2022 guidelines-for-life

An essay about why stressors make us stronger and why struggle over comfort could lead to a happier life.

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December 5, 2022 life

My take on 3 different kinds of knowledge. Pure facts - Applied Knowledge - Conceptual Knowledge.

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November 30, 2022 General

Excel vs Programmierung

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November 30, 2022 writing / creativity

An essay on the art of writing and its potential benefits for your personal and professional life

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