Nate Silver: belief

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…What’s the stupidest risk you’re willing to take? It could be, “Oh, I’d go in a submersible with a billionaire.” Or “I’d take a helicopter ride every week.” What’s your stupidest risk? I’ve tried to become more healthy over time. This is a boring answer. I think I still probably have too much of a short-term bias in terms of not doing enough things to help extend my lifespan. I don’t know. One time when I was 10 or 11 years old at sleepaway camp, one of the instructors dared me to go walk around this pond with only a flashlight at midnight. For some reason, I did it. I don’t know why. I think they got fired. It was a big scandal or something. That doesn’t sound risky if you’re walking around the pond. You’re not walking on the winter ice, right?…

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