If the idea is nice and neat, however, the book that houses it is just the opposite. You might reach out to a celebrity and get turned down, but the downside is limited and the potential upside is huge. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. The bestselling author of the black swan explains the concept of his new book, antifragile, and how we can thrive in a. Nassim nicholas taleb on how to be more antifragile the. He proposes replacing prediction with classifying systems and things as fragile, robust of antifragile. It confirmed a lot of things i have noticed about life and my decisionmaking processes. From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, nassim nicholas taleb, a book on how some things actually benefit from disorder in the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution.
Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. Antifragile summary by nassim taleb part 2 youtube. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Antifragile ebook by nassim nicholas taleb rakuten kobo. In this video i will present 5 additional takeaways from antifragile. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former. Antifragility is a property of systems that increase in capability to thrive as a result of stressors, shocks, volatility, noise, mistakes, faults, attacks, or failures. Taleb has said that using twitter is very antifragile. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and. I just finished reading antifragile last night and i think it was an amazing book. Taleb asks too little in this book by not exploring the true sources of antifragility. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He argues that things can be fragile but the opposite of the.
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Sovietharvard delusions in the book which do precisely this. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont. For what taleb calls the antifragile is actually beyond the robust, because it benefits from shocks, uncertainty, and stressors. Things that gain from disorder kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. Antifragility is inherent in all the natural and complex systems that survived over time. Curiosity is antifragile, like an addiction, and is magnified by attempts to satisfy it books have a secret mission and ability to multiply, as everyone who has walltowall bookshelves knows well. Things that gain from disorder nassim nicholas taleb publisher. From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremost philosophers of our time, nassim nicholas taleb, a book on how some systems. Explains how we missed the word antifragility in classrooms. Why is nassim taleb, author of antifragile so mentally. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the independent. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk. Antifragile nassim nicholas taleb bok 9781400067824.
Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb published on november 27, 2012, by random house in the united states and. Taleb is the author of the incerto, a five volume philosophical essay on uncertainty published between 2001 and 2018 of which the most known books are the black swan and antifragile. In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from antifragile. Prosperare nel disordine italian paperback august 29, 20 by nassim nicholas taleb author visit amazons nassim nicholas taleb page. It suggests that this quality has been vital for the progress of human civilization since ancient times. Heres the definition of antifragility from nassim taleb.
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