“Real excellence can come in odd packaging. [[Nassim Nicholas Taleb]] applies this rule to choosing a doctor: you don’t want the smooth, silver-haired patrician who looks straight out of central casting – you want his slightly overweight, less patrician but equally senior colleague in the ill-fitting suit. **The former has become successful partly as a result of his appearance, the latter despite it**. --- **Tags** -- , [[quotes]], [[recruitment]] , [[diversity]] , [[teaching-anecdotes]] **Source** -- [[202407221554 - B - Alchemy]]