ClaimsNassim Taleb

“I cheated a bit writing this book, because I've posted a lot of things online, and organized the book based on the excitement brought by the chapters.”

Nassim Taleb, interviewee 10 July 2017 Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Work, Slavery, the Minority Rule, and Skin in the Game (EconTalk) archived copy

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Taleb said he had posted a lot of things online and organized the book based on the excitement the chapters brought, adding "Of course, not 100%."

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Reasoning

His writing process and organizing motives are internal and known only to him.

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Nassim Taleb, “Taleb said he had posted a lot of things online and organized the book based on the excitement the chapters brought, adding "Of course, not 100%."” (said 10 July 2017). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_b82804da204c, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_b82804da204c

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