About six months ago, four books by mathematician and philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb were re-released as a package deal. The book titles are Antifragile, The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, and The Bed of Procrustes. Called the “Incerto 4-Book Bundle,” this collection is...

During some years, when I see June on the calendar I might wince. Not because of what June means, but because of what is doesn’t mean. For me, these days, it’s just another month. I remember when June really meant something. Now? Not much. June used to be the door to...

Here’s how disorganized I am: I went to the garage to find an oil filter for my car, but I wound up finding a bread-making machine instead. Looking at the bright side of things, I realized that this discovery had all the hallmarks of adventure. Brighter still, it was an excuse to...

Here’s Goodhart’s law: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” There’s a lot juice in that statement. The sentiment is hardly rare, but Goodhart’s law managed to bottle it. I wish I found it on the shelf earlier. Back...