Nassim Nicholas TalebThe curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist
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Charles Darwin once said, “The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist.” He was speaking about how the mind works. It is determined by its ability to want to learn. If it wants, it can learn anything. Those who are curious and talented will naturally gravitate toward the sciences and arts.
Those who are practical and good at business will naturally gravitate toward that line of work. The leftover mind turns into economics and that particular branch of learning deals with the art of making money.
Source: The Bed Of Procrustes: Philosophical And Practical Aphorisms
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