Skin in the Game. Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do ? Why do companies go bust ? Why does Christianity insist on Christ suffering ? Should you pick a surgeon who does not look like a surgeon ? Too many people running the world don't have skin in the game. It's about having something to lose and taking risks and, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in his inimitable, pugnacious style, it applies to all aspects of our lives.