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Skin in the Game

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Personal exposure to the outcome — you profit if it works, bleed if it fails. Taleb again. Advice from people with no skin in your game is priced accordingly.

Heard in the wild

“The consultant recommends the risky option; the consultant has no skin in the game.”

Tone check: Professional

The best filter for advice ever invented. Ask 'what happens to YOU if this fails?' and watch the recommendation soften.

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