The book is a phenomenal work. Nassim's approach to psychology is no-nonsense.

Hats off to him for propounding his theory of skepticism. It's a brilliant piece of work, which truly resonates with modern millennial enthusiasts of philosophy. The black swans in everything (market, career, life) exists so we can accept those instea...  Read More

This book gives a good idea about how to use monte carlo generator. It teaches you how to distinguish between success from right method. Nicely explained about the randomness.

Taleb, a stock trader himself, has a quirky writing style. He gives very wise and highly applied insights into behavioural economics, stoicism and great many other ideologies.

The human mind is poor at understanding probabilistic thinking. A 20% chance of making 1 crore is not the same as a 10% chances of making 2 crores. Monte carlo techniques are the only option when the equations to model things are too complex.