virgil on Vice

  • My Days of Bibliomancy with Virgil's 'Aeneid'

    I first read about sortes virgilianae in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, 'Antifragile.' He described the heuristic technique and said it was a little trick he used when faced with a big business decision. The gist of it is this: Open Virgil's 'Aeneid,' pick a random line, interpret, and act accordingly. Full story

    2013 Jan 15 Ken Baumann Stuff
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