by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2001
Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book on randomness, luck, survivorship bias, and how people mistake noise for skill in markets and life.
3 people have recommended Fooled by Randomness. Each entry links to the source.
Fooled by Randomness, which I’ve described as an essential read.
Marks identified Taleb's book as an essential read while discussing randomness and investment outcomes.
The quote is taken word for word from the source.
Oaktree Capital · 2008-05-16 · accessed 2026-06-22
Article · Oaktree memo
The PDF memo says Marks had described Fooled by Randomness as an essential read.
Qasar YounisApplied Intuition co-founder; automotive engineer
Qasar Younis credits Taleb’s book with shaping how he thinks about uncertainty in investing.
Conservative paraphrase of a positive entry in the recommender’s own annotated reading list.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
Qasar Younis · undated · accessed 2026-10-01
Website · Personal reading list
Directly inspected positive reading-list entry; no original publication date or exact quotation asserted.
Nick KokonasSoftware platform founder and hospitality operator
Nick Kokonas recommends Fooled by Randomness and reports giving it to colleagues.
Own reader-facing recommendation and gifted-book answer. Date is transcript publication. Catalog summary, no excerpt copied.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
The Tim Ferriss Show · 2018-10-22 · accessed 2026-10-01
Interview · Own reading recommendation
Own positive answer names Taleb and identifies this book as his preferred selection.
Nick Kokonas recommends reading or rereading Fooled by Randomness.
Separate later recommendation; date is transcript publication, not inferred recording. Catalog summary, no excerpt copied.
This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.
The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-05-17 · accessed 2026-10-01
Interview · Own reading recommendation
Own reader-facing suggestion. Same title as earlier conversation is one unique book with two evidence events.
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