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Every book Scott Patterson recommended on podcasts
Scott Patterson appeared on The Tim Ferriss Show to discuss his background, his early days working on Wall Street, and his interactions with financial author Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Patterson discussed discovering Nassim Taleb's book Fooled by Randomness, describing how it circulated among the hedge fund community like a secret text that traders frequently discussed. He also mentioned the anticipation surrounding the release of Taleb's subsequent book, The Black Swan, during his early professional encounters with the author. Furthermore, Patterson cited William Barrett's philosophical work Irrational Man as one of his favorite books. He explained that he brought the book with him when he first entered Wall Street, a time when prevailing market beliefs heavily relied on the assumption that human beings always act rationally.
Books recommended by Scott Patterson
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Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.
Discussed“and there was among the hedge fund Community there was this book that a lot of hedge fund managers like to talk about sort of like this secret book that they were passed around that they said was really great it was called Fooled by Randomness”
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Irrational man
Irrational Man by William Barrett is a classic 1958 survey that introduces readers to the foundational concepts and key figures of existentialist philosophy.
Discussed“and you know one of my favorite books is irrational man and I came in to Wall Street and started reading about how there's this belief that people are rational”
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a provocative non-fiction book exploring the massive impact of rare, highly improbable events and human society's systemic blindness to uncertainty.
Discussed“and also that the author full by rames had a new book coming out the black SW called The Black Swan which explained you know the transition from the author was trying to Transit”
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