or if he is “still losing money” and watch his reaction. – Robustness is progress without impatience. – When conflicted between two choices, take neither. – Nation-states like war; city-states like commerce; families like stability; and individuals like entertainment. – Robust is when you care more about the few who like your work than the multitude who dislike it (artists); fragile when you care more about the few who dislike your work than the multitude who like it (politicians). – The rationalist imagines an imbecile-free society; the empiricist an imbecile-proof one, or, even better, a rationalist-proof one. – Academics are only useful when they try to be useless (say, as in mathematics and philosophy) and dangerous when they try to be useful. – For the robust, an error is information; for the fragile, an error is an error. – The best test of robustness to reputational damage is your emotional state (fear, joy, boredom) when you get an email from a journalist. – The main disadvantage of being a writer, particularly in Britain, is that there is nothing you can do in public or private that would damage your reputation.
What do You think about The Bed Of Procrustes (2010)?
