Comments on: VIDEO – Not Taking Risks is Risky

By: Help Me Speak at SXSW in 2012 | Life Outside The Box | Tynan

Help Me Speak at SXSW in 2012 | Life Outside The Box | Tynan — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:10:12 +0000

[...] according to the feedback we got, gave a good talk. This year I want to do an updated version of my Risk Speech.To get there, I need people to vote for me on the SXSW panel picker. If you have 2-3 minutes to [...]

By: Drinking bird « M. Bakhsh's Realm of Terror

Drinking bird « M. Bakhsh's Realm of Terror — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:16:35 +0000

[...] be devoid of meaning. A guy named Tynan (whose site I also discovered the above quote from) gave an absolutely brilliant speech on risk-taking. Please. When you have 40 minutes to spare, sit back and watch [...]

By: The Art of Looking Stupid « Becoming Vulnerable

The Art of Looking Stupid « Becoming Vulnerable — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:30:20 +0000

[...] The thing about risks, is that if you don’t take risks, you are taking the BIGGEST risk of all. (I originally got this idea from Tynan) [...]

By: TomTom

TomTom — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:43:38 +0000

did you always use martingale or did you use something like the d’alembert progression

martingales kind of intense

By: Nat

Nat — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:14:28 +0000

Hey, Tynan. I enjoyed the video. I am curious about something: have you read “blink” by Malcolm Gladwell? It’s a book primarily about instinct, subconscious thought and snap decisions (hence the title). I mention it because of how vehemently you decry the gut in your video.

Gladwell’s point, as I take it, is not to contradict this (he looks at things fairly by examining specific cases of the gut being wrong, as well as being right), and he posits a proper understanding of how one’s mind works to understand what decisions are best left to intuition, and what decisions are too complex or out of one’s experience, and need to have logic applied to them.

Because your speech focuses on the latter type of decision, I don’t think Gladwell contradicts you. Anyway: it is a book well worth reading, as are his other books (“Outliers” is the other particularly interesting one of the collection).

By: David Black

David Black — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:23:13 +0000

Great post man. It’s similar to ‘job security’ being a contradiction, and the most secure thing you can do is to become an entrepreneur.

By: TheReelDeal

TheReelDeal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:05:55 +0000

Fantastic speech. I would love to hear your insights and how you prepared for giving it.

btw, I’ve realize that we are very much alike, yet, very different people. We just use and believe the same process’. Incidentally, I have always strongly taught that our GUT is always always right. That feeling is your internal compass telling you where to go, which few listen to and act on.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:50:11 +0000

I reluctantly watched this, thinking I already knew a lot about risk and thinking logically. However, this was AMAZING!!! Really helped me see some stuff I didn’t see before. Your points about making a habit out of risks, always doing the scarier option, and how hard decisions aren’t really hard really struck a cord.

By: vark

vark — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:56:39 +0000

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/31/san-franciscos-secre.html
i thought you might like this map of some sf places.
you should also try to meet starchild, visit city lights bookstore,and have lunch with my brother.
alison at the libertarian party of indiana is looking for a speaker – she doesn’t know yet that you are the speaker she should get. thanks for sample chapters of your books.

By: amer

amer — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:46:38 +0000

Loved this video… loved the idea of asking 4 questions for each risk.