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At the core of every evolutionary system is a probabilistic computation that has the remarkable property of extracting purposeful information from randomly occurring events.

The Engine of Complexity

John Hollenbeck and John Mayfield

Larry Swedroe says, “In many forms of competition, such as chess, poker or investing, it’s the relative level of skill that plays the more important role in determining outcomes, not the absolute level. The ‘paradox of skill’ means that even as skill level rises, luck can become more important in determining outcomes if the level of competition is also rising.”

The Behavioral Investor

Daniel Crosby

What you crave is not the habit itself but the change in state it delivers. You do not crave smoking a cigarette, you crave the feeling of relief it provides.

Atomic Habits

James Clear

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