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This reads as a pushback against treating formal schooling as the only measure of ability. The example is used to suggest that curiosity, self-direction, and learning can matter more than grades alone, and the line lands when parents or students are under pressure to equate education with one narrow path to success.
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Books by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Black Swan
2005
Antifragile
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Fooled by randomness
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Skin in the Game
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The Bed of Procrustes
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