by Leonard Mlodinow
Mlodinow shows how randomness governs far more of life than we admit, from careers to markets. Our pattern-seeking brains impose order on chaos, crediting skill where probability is the true driver.
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It draws on The Black Swan.
It’s picked up by Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It).
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References Taleb's Black Swan arguments about our blindness to randomness and tendency to construct false narratives
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Draws on Mlodinow's The Drunkard's Walk when explaining how randomness and small-sample intuitions distort perceptions of value
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