Bed of Procrustes
In this profound and playful book, Nassim Nicholas Taleb presents his ideas about life in the form of aphorisms, the world''s earliest - and most memorable - literary form.
Procrustes was a character from Greek mythology who abducted travellers and invited them to spend the night in a special bed, which they had to fit to perfection. They never did. Those who were too tall had their legs chopped...
In this profound and playful book, Nassim Nicholas Taleb presents his ideas about life in the form of aphorisms, the world''s earliest - and most memorable - literary form.
Procrustes was a character from Greek mythology who abducted travellers and invited them to spend the night in a special bed, which they had to fit to perfection. They never did. Those who were too tall had their legs chopped...
