Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
By Nassim Nicholas Taleb'Really made me think about how I think' - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West
Tough times don't last. Tough people do.
In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncer tainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resil ient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better.
Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish.
Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb's message is revolutionary: the antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it.
'The hottest thinker in the world' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times
Book details
- Paperback
- 544 pages
- English
- 0141038225
- 9780141038223
About Nassim Nicholas Taleb
nassim nicholas taleb spent 21 years as a risk taker (quantitative trader) before becoming a flaneur and researcher in philosophical, mathematical and (mos Read More about Nassim Nicholas Taleb
More Books By Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
People who bought this also bought
Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close book by Aminatou Sow
The Secret of the Ages: The Master Code to Abundance and Achievement book by Robert Collier
Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy book by Patrick Bet-David
Cosa Nostra: The Definitive History of the Sicilian Mafia book by John Dickie
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration book by Ed Catmull
The Miraculous Fever-Tree: Malaria, Medicine and the Cure that Changed the World book by Fiammetta Rocco
The Sable and Rosenfeld Elegant Entertaining Cookbook book by Myra Sable
The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles book by Marianne Williamson
Diner: The Best of Casual American Cooking (The Casual Cuisines of the World) book by Diane Rossen Worthington
Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness book by Chade-Meng Tan
How to Talk So People Listen: Connecting in Today's Workplace book by Sonya Hamlin
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War book by Robert Coram
The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People book by Cathleen Falsani
Conscience of a Conservative: A Rejection of Destructive Politics and a Return to Principle book by Jeff Flake
Money Works: The Guide to Financial Literacy book by Abhijeet Kolapkar
The Hungry Girl Diet Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Mix-n-Match Meals & Snacks book by Lisa Lillien