On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "The secret of long-term investment success is benign neglect. Don't try too
> hard. Much success can be attributed to inactivity." - Warren Buffett

Nassim Taleb says something similar in his book "Fooled by
Randomness". [1] (but with regards to information)

<quote>
The problem with information is not that it is diverting and generally
useless, but that it is toxic. If there is anything better than noise
in the mass of "urgent" news pounding us, it would be like a needle in
a haystack.
</quote>

-- Vinayak
[1] Complete list of quotes: http://www.co-ment.net/text/457/

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