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In the financial markets, the definition of volatility is assumed to be standard deviation. However, in practice, people seem to either forget the definition or completely substitute it with the mean absolute deviation. For example...
life in Mediocristan is quite enjoyable. It reminds me of Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria. The ocean is nearby, and the climate is pleasant. Never too cold, never too hot.
against my (acquired) skepticism of anything published in the last 50 years (exceptions: Kazuo Ishiguro's novels, The Selfish Gene), I picked up Nassim N. Taleb's Antifragile.
more data--such as paying attention to the eye colors of the people around when crossing the street--can make you miss the big truck.
when nerds become restless at work about getting promoted to higher levels of management, they double down on their nerd skills to increase their output.
how could he lead so many victorious campaigns and cover such vast territories if the subreddit r/CampingGear had not come to existence yet?
in day-to-day meetings and coffee chats, no big deal, but when it comes to making investing or hedging decisions, beware.
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