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The psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were in your place. You would be surprised at the difference
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 11
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