Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, talebs message is revolutionary. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile. From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremos. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the. Antifragile resembles a selfhelp book, though it is difficult to imagine any other selfhelp book as intemperate and cranky. 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. Things that gain from disorder 2014 by nassim taleb since the book came out because hes into stoicism. The book spans innovation by trial and error, life decisions, politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems and medicine, drawing on modern street wisdom and ancient sources. 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.
A reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. I am very grateful to you for writing and publishing these books. 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. 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.
Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. I have read his other books and they are all good but antifragile is the synthesis of all of his ideas. 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. Nassim taleb, universa investments scientific advisor and distinguished professor of risk engineering at nyu, warned of an acute virus spreading throughout the planet in his 2007 book the black swan. Everything that is alive, and everything that stays alive displays some sort of antifragility. 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.
Things that gain from disorder, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility. Antifragile by nassim taleb things that gain from disorder wind extinguishes a candle but energises fire. For nassim nicholas taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. 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. Constantly preoccupied with problems of uncertainty, probability, and knowledge, the bestselling author nassim nicholas taleb reveals wise ways how to thrive in an uncertain world. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. Taleb is currently distinguished professor of risk engineering at new york universitys school of. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes.
Nassim taleb dislikes the employee position because it makes you very dependent on someone and on someones whims. Dec 17, 2012 a reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. 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. Nov 27, 2012 the black swan 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 nicholas taleb spent two decades as a trader and risk taker before becoming a fulltime essayist and scholar focusing on practical, philosophical, and mathematical problems with chance, luck, and probability. I say that because rather than talk about the whole book im just going to write a bit more informally about my. Likewise with randomnessuncertaintychaos, you want to be able to use them, not to hide from them. 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 is a blueprint for living in a black swan world. Yet, in spite of the ubiquity of the phenomenon, there is no word for the exact opposite of fragile. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue.
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. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin. Nov 21, 2012 nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions, ways of life into three categories. Most continue readingantifragile by nassim nicholas taleb. His view is that constructing such socalled robust institutions is not sufficient as it continually fights yesterdays battle. Things that gain from disorder kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas.
Also i got the antifragile and havent started it yet, but plan on doing so. But if you are going to read it then you must commit to reading it at least two or three times to let it. Discover book depositorys huge selection of nassim nicholas taleb books online. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, the black swan will change the way you look at the world. Nassim taleb takes great issue with this approach in his new book antifragile. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nov 23, 2017 nassim taleb dislikes the employee position because it makes you very dependent on someone and on someones whims.
The problem with antifragile is that it is a deeply antisocial book. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things, institutions, ways of life into three categories. Having made a name with the highly influential black swan, in antifragility, nassim taleb proposes a new philosophical concept, which goes against practical wisdom. Nassim nicholas taleb, born in lebanon, started his career as a derivatives trader on wall street. In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from antifragile. Nassim taleb is the original, idiosyncratic mind behind fooled by randomness, the black swan, and antifragile, a bestselling series of books on the nature of complexity, randomness, and a world where rare events dominate the landscape. Its not just a modern practical philosophy book, its a guide for smart investing, exercising, learning, working, and thinking. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. For all of us, quotes are a great way to remember a book and to carry with us the authors best ideas. Nassim taleb will be in conversation with ed smith at union chapel, london n1 tomorrow at 7pm. Antifragile has completely changed how people think about work and life, and the concepts from it can be used daily. 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. In january, he also warned of the systemic risks of the coronavirus pandemic.
Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading antifragile. I am pretty sure people will still be reading talebs two previous books in 10. Instead the focus should be in building antifragile institutions. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which nassim defines as. We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, and choose the ones that are most thoughtprovoking. 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 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. The barbell strategy means covering your downsides while increasing your upsides. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness,the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Antifragile resembles a selfhelp book, though it is difficult to imagine any other selfhelp book as. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read incerto 4book bundle. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, taleb s message is revolutionary.
The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. 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. 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. Nassim taleb took care of this dilemma by giving us a word for what were looking for. Some of the ideas are expanded in talebs fifth book. Taleb is currently distinguished professor of risk engineering at new york universitys school of engineering, but he. Antifragility, as he explains in his book, is the property of a system to thrive and improve when exposed to shocks, randomness, and failures. Antifragile pdf summary nassim nicholas taleb 12min blog.
Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. His focus is on how different systems handle disorder. Mar 03, 2014 i too was affected be fooled by randomness, as in college many years ago i made my own observations about the strange understanding that academics had of randomness, which was decidedly at considerable variance to my own at some point had very definite ideas about randomness, as we were obliged to formulate such. 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 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. Nassim taleb here introduces the barbell strategy as a way of being antifragile. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile ebook written by nassim nicholas taleb. 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. It describes things that benefit from shock and thrive in volatile environments, because as theyre stressed and put under pressure, they get better, not worse.
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