Saturday, February 14, 2009

Epistemocrat

In his smart, funny book entitled The Black Swan, Nassim Taleb coined the term epistemocrat. He defined an epistemocrat as "someone of epistemic humility, who holds his own knowledge in greatest suspicion." I do my best to be a good epistemocrat.

The workouts I prescribe and the nutritional information I disseminate are based upon what I have learned through research and tinkering. If and when I discover better methods and technology, I'll share them. I am no expert and I "know" very little. I am still figuring out the right questions to ask. Maybe that's what makes it fun.

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