The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms Audiobook

" Wow, what a douche nozzle. This guy claims he has to take a ritual bath after talking with journalists, apparently because journalists are so . . . well . . . not remotely like Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The repeated uses of the terms "sucker" and "loser" also grated. But I suppose a kind and humble person wouldn't have thought of writing a book of aphorisms in the first place. "

" Delightful aphorisms that spark unexpected trains of thought and subtle conversations. Well worth a look for those seeking poetic insights rather than slogging through Taleb's longer works. "

" My favorite line: Meditation is a way to be narcissistic without hurting anyone "

" A lot of reviewers have commented on his ego, but I hate to say that's probably what makes this book so amusing. I certainly don't share his expertise, but a fair amount of these seem to strike a bulls-eye. "

" Mostly goofy and pretentious, but a few good ones and the general (ironic) advocacy of Taleb's brand of intellectual humility make it worth the price and time. "

" Nice aphorisms that can hit you with the provocation and yet charm and seduce you with the wisdom. A great companion to the author's more prominent works. Makes you think and reflect. Hardly an ignoble thing. "

" Interesting approach to writing philosophy. It was akin to reading a stream of philosophical tweets from NNT. Filled with cutting one liners, this is a great read if you are a skeptic, a wall street trader, or prefer your classical rhetoric in a more ADD-friendly format. "

" Collection of aphorisms by Taleb. Worth a read for wisdom, :-) "

" Interesting, but only for the hard-core Taleb fans. Required having read his earlier books to understand. "

" Very good stuff. Well worth it. "

" Meh ... liked his other books better. There is one great quote: "There are two types of people: those who try to win, and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same." "

" This is really worth 2.5 stars on average. I liked the single sentence topics, and most were easy to read. I actually enjoyed about 3 of the sayings...some were probably way over my head. "

" Aphorisms that will get you looping, angry, AHAH!ing, and just generally pissed at how deeply right and succinct someone can be. "

" Fully worth the $4 million paid the author. "

" How to rate a book with no narrative? Will likely come back to this occasionally, so I "liked it". Only some of the aphorisms are solidly vivid, and I think I'd have been better off reading "fooled by randomness". Oh well, consider this a second recommendation for "The Black Swan". "

" Condescending, and a little repetitive (ok, we get it, you hate academics), but often thought-provoking and occasionally brilliant. "

" Short aphorisms similar to Black Swan only in the way of looking at everyday life from a different and unique slant. It is one of those books that I could only read in little segments and that was fine. "

" The book is very small. You can probably finish this book in an hour and a half! Loved the aphorisms. Most of them are quotable and a few are quite profound. "

" As someone mentioned definitely a vanity piece. Disappointed considering how much I love his other books, and his general philosophy all round. "

" My favorite line: Meditation is a way to be narcissistic without hurting anyone "

" I'd give it a 3.5 out of 4 if that was possible. I'm not sure the majority of these were profound enough to be aphorisms. But it's such a fast read, and buried in there are some really good ones. Still recommended. "

" Recommended by <strong>Professor Luke Froeb</strong> <p>The focus of this book is on the irony of business. Economists are often the well intentioned villains in his stories.</p> "

" not sure why i keep reading this guys crap. he has interesting ideas but the self-ego stroking and the blatant hypocrisies are too much to get through. "