02 / What drives me
One question
leads to another.
I read to understand. I build to put ideas to the test.
I love animals. Thor, my dog and faithful companion, is never far away.
Literature & psychology
Words, behaviour, what makes us change our minds.
Mathematics & uncertainty
Statistics, probability, the limits of models. And plenty of Taleb.
Systems
Understand the rules and interactions. Build to test ideas.
A guiding principle
Perfection is reached when nothing remains to be removed.
Remove before adding.
Taleb’s via negativa: remove what causes harm or adds complexity.
Taleb on via negativaA few touchstonesCraft, purpose and action
The pursuit of excellence does not need justification.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
If you move forward, you die. If you move back, you die. So why move back?