Skin in the Game
Skin in the Game challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance, and personal responsibility. This provocative and practical book redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. It shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people from all walks of life.
As Taleb says, “The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that’s necessary for fairness and justice and the ultimate BS-buster,” and “Never trust anyone who doesn’t have skin in the game. Without it, fools and crooks will benefit, and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them.”