people did not just embark on the project of inventing the wheel

The Black Swan (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
- Highlight Loc. 3624-25  | Added on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 07:27 PM

No journalist was present when the wheel was invented, but I am ready to bet that people did not just embark on the project of inventing the wheel (that main engine of growth) and then complete it according to a timetable.