Most continue readingantifragile by nassim nicholas taleb. Nov 27, 2012 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. 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. In that way, it as rich on page 400 as it is on page 2. He is the author of fooled by randomness and the black swan, which has spent more than a year on the new york times bestseller list and has become an intellectual, social, and cultural touchstone. Nassim nicholas taleb takes a critical look at modern society and its aim to smooth out life by interfering in systems like the economy. Antifragile nassim nicholas taleb bok 9781400067824 bokus.
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. This summary is indeed very useful and you explained it really well with examples. Taleb recognises that the key condition for an objective attitude is. Obsessive love is the most antifragile thing outside of economics. See all books authored by nassim nicholas taleb, including the black swan. 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 philosophical treatise on uncertainty titled incerto. Once you get over the idea that youre reading some sort of popular economics book and realise that its basically nassim talebs rules for life, its actually rather enjoyable. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. Taleb introduces his concept of antifragility, which explains that certain things including us benefit from a degree of randomness, chaos, and disorder.
Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most influential. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions, ways of life into three categories. Antifragile is a book that is difficult to summarize. The opposite of fragility is not robustness, because robustness only indicates the ability to withstand uncertainty. Radical philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a blueprint for how to live and thrive in a world we dont understand, and which is too. 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.
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. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb is going to have important impact on my life, because i intend to apply the concepts to my behavior. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author nassim. Sep 08, 2016 author and philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a definitive solution for how to gain from disorder and chaos, while being protected from fragilities and adverse events. Antifragile is truly the modern stoics technical guide towards developing an adaptive and resilient perspective for the modern world. I wanted a relatively quick reference point for the key concepts that he elaborates in the book and particular concepts that i really like. Explains how we missed the word antifragility in classrooms. Antifragile by nassim taleb book notes taylor pearson. Nassim nicholas taleb books list of books by author. Nassim nicholas taleb, born in 1960, spends most of his time as a flaneur, meditating in cafes across the planet.
Antifragile has completely changed how people think about work and life, and the concepts from it can be used daily. Dec 17, 2012 antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the. Though what nassim nicholas taleb was really after was a discussion with bryan read that here, the philosopher, mathematician, and author. Antifragile nassim nicholas taleb bok 9781400067824. Nassim talebs antifragile celebrates randomness in. Author and philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a definitive solution for how to gain from disorder and chaos, while being protected from fragilities and adverse events. If the book reads in a nonboring, enjoyable fashion, the reader should not be fooled into thinking that this is a simple, shallow, unrational book. I can say this with confidence because i have found his past ideas compelling and have applied them with very positive effects. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. Taleb makes herculean efforts to communicate clearly otherwise complex theories. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read antifragile. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. If they come out confusing, its my fault read the book.
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Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. 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. The impact of the highly improbable, and fooled by randomness. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb notes the wind energizes the fire and extinguishes the candle. It suggests that this quality has been vital for the progress of human civilization since ancient times. Likewise with randomnessuncertaintychaos, you want to be able to use them, not to hide from them. 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. Things that gain from disorder nassim nicholas taleb publisher. In the same way, we want not just to survive uncertainty, but be strengthened by it.
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. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by randomness. Currently residing in the united states, united kingdom, and lebanon, he is known for being a financial market leader, being a professor at the polytechnic institute of the university of new york and president of the investment company empirica, also acting. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. These are the notes that i put together for myself after reading antifragile. Antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb middle way society. His view is that constructing such socalled robust institutions is not sufficient as it continually fights yesterdays battle. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. In case, you have summary of these books readily available with you please send it to me. So he invented oneantifragileand wrote an entertaining and enlightening book around the concept. Nov 27, 2012 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.
This is my book summary of antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb. 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. Some of the ideas are expanded in talebs fifth book. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of. 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. Apr 20, 2018 antifragile is truly the modern stoics technical guide towards developing an adaptive and resilient perspective for the modern world. Taleb is an independent thinker who is almost impossible to categorize. Fooled by randomness the black swan the bed of procrustes antifragile. As taleb explains in his book, antifragility is fundamentally different from the concepts of resiliency i. 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.
In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from antifragile. Things that gain from disorder incerto book 3 kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. Instead the focus should be in building antifragile institutions. It is a concept developed by professor nassim nicholas taleb in his book, antifragile, and in technical papers. Antifragile by nassim taleb things that gain from disorder wind extinguishes a candle but energises fire. 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. Things that gain from disorder kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. Things that gain from disorder ebook written by nassim nicholas taleb.
The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, and the bed of procrustes. The core idea behind this book is simple and quite enticing. Nassim taleb takes great issue with this approach in his new book antifragile. The book antifragile is an enlightening read for those looking to discover and understand the effects of this process, and it.
This extremely rewarding book is full of insights about the justification of our beliefs, many of which have a close relationship to the middle way. Nassim talebs antifragile celebrates randomness in people, markets. The black swan 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. Nassim nicholas taleb on how to be more antifragile the. Nassim nicholas taleb on selfeducation and doing the math. Nassim taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book antifragile, praises. Things that gain from disorder incerto book online at best prices in india on.
Nassim nicholas taleb on how to be more antifragile if work is dull, dont do it, go stand outside in the cold, and much more. Antifragile, nassim nicholas taleb s followup to his black swan, argues that topdown efforts to eliminate volatility in public and private lives end up making things more fragile. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Once you get over the idea that youre reading some sort of popular economics book and realise that its basically nassim taleb s rules for life, its actually rather enjoyable. Its not just a modern practical philosophy book, its a guide for smart investing, exercising, learning, working, and thinking. What taleb has identified and calls antifragile is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it. 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.