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“The simpler, the better. Complications lead to multiplicative chains of unanticipated effects.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
“You can preserve trees; you can preserve birds; you can preserve woodchucks; but people have got to go.”
― What Happened to Ochopee?
― What Happened to Ochopee?
“Smart enough to get into Yale. Economists studied students who had been admitted to two schools of higher and lower prestige but decided to attend the school with lower prestige. Estimated sacrifice in lifetime earnings from attending the less prestigious school: none.”
― Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
― Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
“An hour ago Franks had been swatted across the Strip by a dragon made of ectoplasm and nightmares. Bureaucratic plotting seemed inconsequential in comparison.”
― Monster Hunter Nemesis
― Monster Hunter Nemesis
“Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure, risk, and uncertainty.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
CF’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at CF’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
339 books
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59 friends
145 books
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28 friends
1 book
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42 friends
6 books
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9 friends
79 books
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33 friends
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