The Superiority of ‘Trial & Error’ - Commoncog
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Nassem Taleb and a mozzarella video show us how trial & error is actually a superior life strategy.
I recently enjoyed this episode of Eating Your Feed, where Buzzfeed staffers Niki and Andrew attempted to make mozzarella: I loved it because I love mozzarella. Who knew that making mozzarella from scratch was so darned difficult? But what really struck me in this video was how many times they failed. Niki and Andrew made all kinds of silly mistakes: when they bought the wrong rennet, when they poured in too much rennet, when they undersalted their curdled milk, and when they used raw milk instead of pasteurised milk. It was painful to watch. When Niki let out that anguished scream during…
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