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The Black Swan is a book by Nicholas Nassim Taleb, and I have found the ideas in it critical to navigating my career as an author. Here – in my own words – is my summary of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. These are the ideas I think about when I'm considering writing a new book.
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Summary of The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - David Kadavy
Summary of The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb | Impact of the Highly Improbable
Summary of The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb | Impact of the Highly Improbable
In My Own Words
David Kadavy
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About This Summary
The Black Swan
Books by David Kadavy
About David Kadavy
About This Summary
This short summary is in no way intended to be a substitute for the actual book. I, the author, love this book, and have written this summary to benefit my own understanding of the book. It’s in my own words, and if you read a summary of the book by someone else, you’ll get a different interpretation.
This summary is also available for free on my blog at this link. I’m making it
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