Snubbing Destiny

This paragraph is from Nicholas Nassim Taleb's book "Black Swan". It sums up his approach to life.
Snubbing destiny appeals to me. There is no better way to live than to just flow with the tao without any arbitary standards to judge life.

From the "Black Swan"
"I once received another piece of life-changing advice, which, unlike the advice I got from a friend in Chapter 3, I find applicable, wise, and empirically valid. My classmate in Paris, the novelist-to-be Jean-Olivier Tedesco, pronounced, as he prevented me from running to catch a subway, "I don't run for trains." Snub your destiny. I have taught myself to resist running to keep on schedule. This may seem a very small piece of advice, but it registered. In refusing to run to catch trains, I have felt the true value of _elegance__ and aesthetics in behavior, a sense of being in control of my time, my schedule, and my life. _Missing a train is only painful if you run after it!__ Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that's what you are seeking. You stand _above__ the rat race and the pecking order, not _outside__ of it, if you do so by choice. Quitting a high-paying position, if it is _your__ decision, will seem a better payoff than the utility of the money involved (this may seem crazy, but I've tried it and it works). This is the first step toward the stoic's throwing a four-letter word at fate. You have far more control over your life if you decide on your criterion by yourself. Mother Nature has given us some defense mechanisms: as in Aesop's fable, one of these is our ability to consider that the grapes we cannot (or did not) reach are sour. But an aggressively stoic _prior__ disdain and rejection of the grapes is even more rewarding. Be aggressive; be the one to resign, if you have the guts. It is more difficult to be a loser in a game you set up yourself. In Black Swan terms, this means that you are exposed to the improbable only if you let it control you. You always control what _you__ do; so make this your end."