Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the independent. Nov 29, 2012 larry prusak is an independent consultant who has coauthored 12 books and many articles. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by. Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. Nassim nicholas taleb, joe ochman, random house audio. Dec 17, 2012 antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr.
Nassim nicholas taleb is an uncompromizing nononsense thinker for our times. The bestselling author of the black swan explains the concept of his new book, antifragile, and how we can thrive in a. I am pretty sure people will still be reading talebs two previous books in 10. More than anything else, the books sheer scope, as. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Why is nassim taleb, author of antifragile so mentally fragile. 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.
Nassim nicholas taleb on how to be more antifragile the. I know its not a brave new world or harry potter but im telling you, this book had me reevaluating the entire world and my own life in a largely positive way. 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. It suggests that this quality has been vital for the progress of human civilization since ancient times. 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.
More than anything else, the books sheer scope, as well as its capacity to move with great. 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. Antifragile nassim nicholas taleb bok 9781400067824. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution. He has spent his life immersing himself in problems of luck, uncertainty, probability, and knowledge, and he has led three highprofile careers around his ideas, as a man of letters, as a businessmantrader, and as a university professor and researcher. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading antifragile. Every day, nassim nicholas taleb and thousands of other voices read, write, and. 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. 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. Nassim taleb and 4 ideas for an antifragile organization. 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. Apr 20, 2018 antifragile is truly the modern stoics technical guide towards developing an adaptive and resilient perspective for the modern world. Why is nassim taleb, author of antifragile so mentally.
But if you are going to read it then you must commit to reading it at least two or three times to let it. 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. The book antifragile is an enlightening read for those looking to discover and understand the effects of this process, and it. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. Larry prusak is an independent consultant who has coauthored 12 books and many articles. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, and the bed of procrustes. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions, ways of life into three categories. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by randomness. Antifragile is truly the modern stoics technical guide towards developing an adaptive and resilient perspective for the modern world.
Taleb is the great seer of the modern age guardian more than just robust or flexible, it actively thrives on disruption julian baggini guardian 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. 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. Undoubtedly the book will be ignored by the establishment. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. 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. I found it, appropriately enough, randomly lying around at home. Jul 21, 2017 nassim taleb and 4 ideas for an antifragile organization view larger image i believe it is possible to create an organization based on the concepts presented by nassim taleb in his book antifragile things that gain from disorder. 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. Obsessive love is the most antifragile thing outside of economics. Everything that is alive, and everything that stays alive displays some sort of antifragility.
In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from antifragile. Instead, the book is more a paleo style nutrition and work out guide than a finance or investment book. Antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. I have read his other books and they are all good but antifragile is the synthesis of all of his ideas.
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. Nassim nicholas taleb has devoted his life to problems of uncertainty, probability, and knowledge and has led three careers around this focus, as a businessmantrader, a philosophical essayist, and an academic researcher. Nassim nicholas taleb is an author, essayist, statistician, and lebanonamerican risk analyst, mathematical training. I just finished reading antifragile last night and i think it was an amazing book. He currently teaches at columbia universitys ms program in information and knowledge strategy.
I can say this with confidence because i have found his past ideas compelling and have applied them with very positive effects. Off the top of my head, if i had to summarise it i. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, talebs message is revolutionary. Full version nassim nicholas taleb explains antifragile. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions. Antifragile nassim nicholas taleb nieuworganiseren. 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 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. Taleb is an independent thinker who is almost impossible to categorize. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former. My notes are a reflection of the journal write up above. It is a concept developed by professor nassim nicholas taleb in his book, antifragile, and in technical papers. Instead the focus should be in building antifragile institutions. Apr 28, 20 with this book taleb has outed antifragility and i would love to think that decision makers everywhere would incorporate the concept into their activities.
Comments on klueless massimos account massimo pigliucci of the mary. And we must do this by rejecting the rampant fragilization of the economy, health, politics and education of the last few decades. I believe it is possible to create an organization based on the concepts presented by nassim taleb in his book antifragile things that gain from disorder. You might suppose that the opposite of fragile is something like robust.
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. The core idea behind this book is simple and quite enticing. 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. In that way, it as rich on page 400 as it is on page 2. Explains how we missed the word antifragility in classrooms.
Nonetheless, the uk edition of antifragile, his sprawling souk of a book about how we can live happily in. 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 is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck. Nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series is an investig. 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. Taleb shares his never ending wisdom with the readers, on topics like why the greek philosophers were idiots or not so smart as taleb to all kind of medical advice and why. Nov 24, 2012 antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb. When it comes to investing, the main conclusion i drew was that value investing is inherently antifragile, which is why it works. Nassim taleb takes great issue with this approach in his new book antifragile. 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. Things that gain from disorder kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas.
Things that gain from disorder incerto book 3 kindle. This is my book summary of antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb. Taleb has now more fully developed the concept of antifragility in his most recent book, antifragile. On top of that, many snake oil salesmen economists and politicians makin. Things that gain from disorder 01 by taleb, nassim nicholas isbn. I really liked nassim talebs unapologetic writing style. Like any other philosopher, writer or thinker, he is often misquoted and misunderstood, and his ideas are misrepresented. The problem with antifragile is that it is a deeply antisocial book. Nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series is an investig. It confirmed a lot of things i have noticed about life and my decisionmaking processes. Things that gain from disorder, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility.
A reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. Nassim nicholas taleb and his enemies conservative home. 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. First, lets present the concept in a practical way. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk. Nonetheless, the uk edition of antifragile, his sprawling souk of a book about how we can live happily in a world that defies understanding, carries on. Oct 04, 2016 i disagree with you calling him mentally fragile. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue.
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