Written in a fun and engaging way, it deals with important intellectual issues,
\nassociated with underestimating the impact of random events in our lives.
\nThis book is populated with many characters, some of whom have grasped in their own way
\nown way the significance of chance: baseball legend Yogi Bera;
\nthe philosopher Carl Popper; the greatest sage of antiquity Solon;
\nthe modern financier George Soros; and the Greek hero Odysseus.
\nWe will also meet the fictional Nero, who seems to understand the role
\nof chance, but falls victim to his own foolish superstition.
\nAnd yet the most recognizable is the image of the unnamed lucky man,
\nwhich somehow always gets to the right place at the right time
\nand embodies the survival of the most unfit. Such people
\nattract loyal followers who believe in the ideas and
\nthe methods of his guru. But no one is able to repeat
\nachieved by chance. Are we capable?
\nto distinguish a lucky swindler from a true visionary?
\nShould we always look for non-existent messages in random events?
\nIt may not be possible to protect ourselves from the whims of Fortune, but after reading “Outwitted by Chance”, we will at least be a little more prepared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Outwitted by chance \u201d<\/b> changes the way we think about business and the world.
\nNassim Nicholas Taleb<\/b> is a renowned risk expert, a scholar in many fields, a skilled storyteller, and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Black Swan. He creates a modern classic that turns all our notions of luck and skills upside down. This book is about luck, and in particular – how we perceive and use it in life and business. Built against the background of the world of trade, in which luck is most often confused with skills, “Outwitted by chance” offers us a look at one of the least understood factors in our lives. <\/span>
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