Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
‘Really made me think about how I think’ – Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit WestTough times don’t last. Tough people do. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better.Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish.Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb’s message is revolutionary: the antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it.’The hottest thinker in the world’ Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times
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‘Actually made me take into consideration how I feel’ – Mohsin Hamid, creator of Exit WestTough occasions do not final. Robust folks do. In The Black Swan, Taleb confirmed us that extremely unbelievable and unpredictable occasions underlie nearly every part about our world. Right here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it fascinating, even mandatory. The antifragile is past the resilient or strong. The resilient resists shocks and stays the identical; the antifragile will get higher and higher.Simply as human bones get stronger when subjected to emphasize and stress, many issues in life profit from stress, dysfunction, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has recognized and calls antifragile are issues that not solely acquire from chaos however want it in an effort to survive and flourish.Antifragile is a blueprint for residing in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb’s message is revolutionary: the antifragile, and solely the antifragile, will make it.’The most well liked thinker on the planet’ Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Occasions
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