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Barbell Strategy

Finance & Investing · Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Concentrating resources at two extremes — maximum safety and maximum risk — while avoiding the mediocre middle that gives an illusion of security.

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Faster Than Normal. “Barbell Strategy Mental Model.” fasterthannormal.co/mental-models/barbell-strategy. Accessed 2026.

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