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21 Aug 2024 Conversations with Tyler Nate Silver on Risk-takers, Politicians, and Poker Players
“A lot of people — like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, for example — they had childhood trauma but not so traumatic, and they had enough privilege in different ways that they were able to still have people take their phone calls and things like that. But it’s often people where something, I think, went a little bit haywire, and they’re not necessarily strictly rational in some sense.”
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…Yes. The two rarest Enneagram types are the type that’s really analytical, basically, and the type that’s really competitive. If I take my Enneagram chart, those are two where I have the highest scores. Typically, you think, “Oh, who’s someone who’s analytical?” Maybe they’re an actuary type. They’re calculating. Maybe they’re somewhat risk averse. Maybe they’re on the verge of being a little bit neurotic. That’s the stereotype. The people in the book are not that. They’re analytical, but they want to . . . A lot of times they had things in their childhood. A lot of people — like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, for example — they had childhood trauma but not so traumatic, and they had enough privilege in different ways that they were able to still have people take their phone calls and things like that. But it’s often people where something, I think, went a little bit haywire, and they’re not necessarily strictly rational in some sense. Last two questions. First, where do you want to travel next?…
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