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I’m Brené Brown, and welcome to the very first episode of the Dare to Lead podcast. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Witches and warlocks are so long-lived that there are far more familiars available than witches to train them. There’s just a small problem-no one’s hiring. She’s been a member of the Society of Familiars ever since she was old enough to join the Fam. Penny Roundtree wants nothing more than to be a familiar to a witch. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.***Įnemies-to-lovers has never been more enchanting in this witchy romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Hex Yourself. ***I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. 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Nina Sankovitch has always been a reader. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because the future is random, we cannot precisely calculate the probabilities of what might happen. But probability is not a simple mathematical calculation. It’s the acceptance of uncertainty and the use of methods to deal with our collective ignorance and uncertain world. Probability is a branch of applied skepticism. ![]() And we craft compelling stories about why things happened, even if those stories are not true. We fail to fully appreciate the randomness of the world for a few reasons, the most important of which is that due to the hindsight bias, past events always look less random than they were. These things do not cause you to benefit from randomness, but they can better position you over time and increase your odds of benefiting. The world does favor hard work and preparation. The central idea of the book is that the world is more random than we think. By the end, you’ll walk away with a greater appreciation for how randomness influences our lives and the ways you can avoid common and sometimes costly traps.Īccess My Searchable Collection of 100+ Book Notes Fooled by Randomness He argues that the world is not entirely random – there is a role for hard work, skills, and being prepared to help you ascend – but the role of luck is greater than you might imagine. Through stories about investing, thought experiments, and lessons from history, Nassim Taleb explores the idea of how randomness influences our world more than we think. ![]() ![]() ![]() This may very well have been my saddest of books to finish just because all I wanted was more. It’s a longer book, but honestly I couldn’t get enough of it, I love the Thousand Sons and their adoration and fixation on acquiring knowledge and helping humanity ascend to its next level. 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One of the most tragic tales of the entire Horus Heresy unfolds as the Thousand Sons are brought low by their relentless quest for knowledge. Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Legion retreat to their homeworld to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret. ![]() ![]() ![]() Eventually he found an agent in New York, who spent several years sending his manuscripts around, and trying to make the rejection slips sound hopeful. 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