Taleb is an independent thinker who is almost impossible to categorize. So, as soon youve finished reading letter from a stoic and on the happy life, jumping to antifragile is a smooth way back to dealing with practicalities of modern everyday life. Jan 28, 2014 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 understand. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications. 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.
For example, a set of wine glasses is fragile because any volatility will break them, but. These are rare, unpredictable events for which we can never be fully prepared. Nassim taleb comes back to some concepts of antifragility here. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading antifragile. This book builds on the black swan taleb puts forward evidence and definitions for fragility, robustness and antifragility, and explains where they apply in life, and why you want to strive for antifragility. Taleb puts forward evidence and definitions for fragility, robustness and antifragility, and explains where they apply in life, and why you want to strive for antifragility. Nov 23, 2017 nassim taleb comes back to some concepts of antifragility here. Things that gain from disorder, this term describes a certain state of a system, be it a living organism or a business.
A reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty. The difference between toughness and antifragility is can be explained like this. Antifragile nassim nicholas taleb nieuworganiseren. Nassim taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book antifragile, praises things that gain from disorder people, policies and institutions designed to thrive on volatility, instead of shattering in the encounter with it oliver burkman, guardian more than just robust or flexible, it actively thrives on disruption julian baggini, guardian. 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 understand. I say that because rather than talk about the whole book im just going to write a bit more informally about my impressions, mainly regarding what he says about. Jan 09, 20 radical philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a blueprint for how to live and thrive in a world we dont understand, and which is too uncertain for us to even try to predict. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty. Everything that is alive, and everything that stays alive displays some sort of antifragility. He tells us how to live in a world that is unpredictable and chaotic, and how to thrive during moments of disaster. Dec 17, 2012 a reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. Mar 06, 2016 nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the.
Antifragile by nassim taleb march 12, 2016 march 12, 2016 kirtika 4 comments antifragile a term used to mean the opposite of fragile, and denote things that gain from disorder, chaos, stressors. Here are the personal journal entries i used to record the best lessons from each book. For nassim nicholas taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. The antifragility of the whole often depends on the fragility of the parts. I just merely scratched the surface with my three lessons here, but thought itd be most helpful to get the idea of what antifragile even means for a start. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions, ways of life into three categories. He also adds note that this is not making any standalone empirical point, rather gluing various phenomena under the convexity argument, with necessary. 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. From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremos. For the antifragile, shocks bring more benefits equivalently, less harm as their intensity increases up to a point.
The greatest example of antifragility, we learn, is nature, which in talebs view is an everregenerating life force. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black swan. I say that because rather than talk about the whole book im just going to write a bit more informally about my. T he core idea behind this book is simple and quite enticing. Nov 21, 2012 t he core idea behind this book is simple and quite enticing. Doctors tend to overintervene even when theres no need to and we tend to try to make life too comfortable when comfort only make us more fragile. Nassim taleb did a great job writing this book, covering a multitude of topics and even including some humor. Nassim nicholas taleb takes a critical look at modern society and its aim to smooth out life by interfering in systems like the economy. Taleb argues that antifragility is essential for dealing with the subject of the book that made his name. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former.
In that way, it as rich on page 400 as it is on page 2. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. I am pretty sure people will still be reading talebs two previous books in 10. Now let us flip the argument and consider the antifragile. Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb and read. Things that gain from disorder 2014 by nassim taleb since the book came out because hes into stoicism. The other books in the series are the black swan, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Antifragility allows an entity not merely to withstand all the black swans coming its way but to absorb their forceful volatility and emerge only stronger. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a. A postulated antithesis to fragility where highimpact events or shocks can be beneficial. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of. On facebook, nassim says that this is basically, a more technical version of the book antifragile. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets.
Radical philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a blueprint for how to live and thrive in a world we dont understand, and which is too uncertain for us to even try to predict. Things that gain from disorder incerto book 3 kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. 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 penguin in the united kingdom. The problem with antifragile is that it is a deeply antisocial book. We explore this concept in the context of strong towns often. Antifragility, as he explains in his book, is the property of a system to thrive and improve when exposed to shocks, randomness, and failures.
May 12, 20 finito and there is no other way to be fragile. Far from making society a better place, this interfering nature is destroying the volatile environment essential for antifragility to take place. 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. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. The wealth of radical thinking in this book astounds. For example, a set of wine glasses is fragile because any volatility will break them, but humankind is antifragile thanks to evolution and our ability to adapt to environmental changes. Antifragile pdf summary nassim nicholas taleb 12min blog. Jan 28, 2014 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.
Dec 15, 2012 taleb argues that antifragility is essential for dealing with the subject of the book that made his name. Antifragility a few tweets deleted a channel why you. In his new book, antifragility, taleb goes much further. Nassim taleb on the black swan taleb discusses in detail the main points of his book the black swan. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. The concept of antifragility is inspired, in large part, by nassim talebs book, antifragile. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb. Things that gain from disorder is the fourth book from nassim talebs incerto series, a followup on the black swan wherein taleb introduces and describes the concept of antifragility throughout different domains. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which nassim defines as. Things that gain from disorder, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility.
Jun 06, 20 nassim taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book antifragile, praises things that gain from disorder people, policies and institutions designed to thrive on volatility, instead of shattering in the encounter with it oliver burkman, guardian more than just robust or flexible, it actively thrives on disruption julian baggini, guardian. Nassim nicholas taleb on senecas barbell the strategy. Jul 16, 2019 his answer to the question is antifragility. In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from antifragile. Unlike many books of this genre, which spend 200 pages padding a 5 page idea, antifragile is a fractal of a book, taking its central ideas and examining and applying them in myriad ways. Antifragile by nassim taleb book notes taylor pearson. Antifragility is about loving randomness, uncertainty, opacity, adventure and disorder, and benefitting from a variety of shocks.
Nassim will present his first medical paper on antifragility on monday, november 28 at the university of pennsylvania school of medicine. Nassim taleb and daniel kahneman discuss antifragility the title says it all. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, and the bed of procrustes 20102016 and is the fourth book in the fivevolume. Antifragility, too, is grounded in nonlinearties, nonlinear responses. Nov 27, 2012 fooled by randomness 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 understand. Antifragility is a concept developed by professor, former trader and former hedge fund. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. Having made a name with the highly influential black swan, in antifragility, nassim taleb proposes a new philosophical concept, which goes against practical wisdom.
Strong towns aims to promote a model of development that allows americas towns and cities to become antifragile. Dec 03, 2012 the greatest example of antifragility, we learn, is nature, which in talebs view is an everregenerating life force. He also adds note that this is not making any standalone empirical point, rather gluing various. In this book, written by nassim taleb author of black swan, we are introduced to antifragility, a concept where some systems are strengthened by volatility instead of weakened by it. 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. An excellent book that has influenced my thinking more than almost any other, and continues to be a reference i go back to. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin. The idea of antifragility was first introduced by nassim nicholas taleb, an essayist, scholar, statistician, and former trader and risk analyst whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. Things that gain from disorder offers a compelling upgrade on senecas philosophy of life. Heres the definition of antifragility from nassim taleb. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Things that gain from disorder nassim taleb youtube.