Reading The Black Swan_ The Impact of the Highly Improbable | Alexandria
Read The Black Swan_ The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Questioning our ability to predict the future, The Black Swan reveals how history's most pivotal events were never forecast. Taleb shows that the most significant changes come from rare, unexpected occurrences—like the internet or 9/11—not from careful planning. His radical insight? Experts are often more dangerous than helpful, as certainty blinds us to the randomness that shapes our world.