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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

Embrace chaos, thrive in unpredictability and disorder.

If the unpredictable nature of life sometimes overwhelms you, "Antifragile" could be a transformative read. Nassim Nicholas Taleb doesn't just offer reassurance in the face of chaos; he celebrates it. This book will challenge how you think about uncertainty, making you see it as an opportunity for growth rather than something to fear. Its insights can potentially reshape your approach to life's inevitable ups and downs.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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ISBN: 9781846141577
Authors: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Economics, Philosophy, Business, Science
Related Topics: Business, Personal Development, Psychology, Finance, Self Help, Personal Development, Finance, Psychology
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 56456 readers)

Description

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 actually benefit from disorder. In The Black Swan, Taleb outlined a problem; in Antifragile, he offers a definitive solution: how to gain from disorder and chaos while being protected from fragilities and adverse events. For what he calls the "antifragile" is one step beyond robust, as it benefits from adversity, uncertainty, and stressors, just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension. Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, and proposing that things be built in an antifragile manner. Extremely ambitious and multidisciplinary, Antifragile provides a blueprint for how to behave—and thrive—in a world we don't understand and which is too uncertain for us to even try to understand. He who is not antifragile will perish. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is almost everything modern bound to fail? The book covers innovation, health, biology, medicine, life decisions, politics, foreign policy, urban planning, war, personal finance, and economic systems. Throughout, the voice and recipes of the ancient wisdom from Phoenician, Roman, Greek, and Medieval sources are heard loud and clear.
 

Embrace chaos, thrive in unpredictability and disorder.

If the unpredictable nature of life sometimes overwhelms you, "Antifragile" could be a transformative read. Nassim Nicholas Taleb doesn't just offer reassurance in the face of chaos; he celebrates it. This book will challenge how you think about uncertainty, making you see it as an opportunity for growth rather than something to fear. Its insights can potentially reshape your approach to life's inevitable ups and downs.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.