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Antifragile, a term coined by nassim taleb who wrote a book by the same name, refers to things that gain from disorder. Things that gain from disorder, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility. Seven books that will change how you see the world observer. Nassim nicholas taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, and proposing that things be built in an antifragile manner. Nassim nicholas talebs third book in his incerto series, antifragile. A reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. Praise for antifragile ambitious and thoughtprovoking. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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. Dec 17, 2012 a reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. Caroline cooper used the term antifragile in an email to me recently. What follows is a full executive summary of antifragile. Antifragile things that gain from disorder robustness only goes so far. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
For example, a fragile state is catching a disease, a neutral state is avoiding exposure to anyone infected with the disease, and antifragile state is being vaccinated where a small dosage produces immunity to the disease. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. Things that gain from disorder, a book by nassim nicholas taleb. Aug 29, 20 antifragile things that gain from disorder robustness only goes so far. The saying ignores broken bones or other frailties that are not sufficient to cause death. Everything that is alive, and everything that stays alive displays some sort of antifragility. Things that gain from disorder is full of theories, examples, anecdotes, and even a few practical solutions to everyday problems.
But he does argue that many things that might seem like black swans really do. Things that gain from disorder, taleb convincingly argues that this powerful quality is essential for businesses, governments, and even individuals that wish to thrive in an increasingly complex and volatile world. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a black swan world. 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. Things that gain from disorder, brings forth many philosophical ideas that i have never considered. Taleb argues that many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil.
Things that gain from disorder nassim nicholas taleb publisher. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading antifragile. 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. It is a concept developed by professor nassim nicholas taleb in his book, antifragile, and in technical papers. Nassim taleb and 4 ideas for an antifragile organization. A black swan is an unexpected, extreme event with a huge impact and is often rationalized after the fact with hindsight. You might suppose that the opposite of fragile is something like robust something that resists change. 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 things actually grow and flourish in the face of uncertainty. Things that gain from disorder, a few months back upon the recommendation from anthony and brett, and absolutely fell in love with the concept. Taleb illustrates the main idea of antifragility in. Antifragility is a concept developed by professor, former trader and former hedge fund.
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We want things that, when you hurt them, get stronger. He outlines a spectrum of behaviorresponse that extends across all natural phenomena. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb part i. Nassim nicholas talebs fame grew from his second book, the black swan, being timely released just before the 2008 financial crisis. Taleb illustrates the main idea of antifragility in antifragile. Dec 12, 2012 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. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb in djvu, doc, fb3 download ebook. Jun 26, 20 caroline cooper used the term antifragile in an email to me recently. Certain business and investment strategies are antifragile. Consider a parcel full of glassware that you intend to ship half way around the world. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 426 pages and is available in audiobook format. Things that gain from disorder pdf epub incerto series book.
The antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it. Jul 08, 2014 welp, i read talebs book, antifragile. 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. Things that gain from disorder incerto taleb, nassim nicholas on.
Antifragile a term used to mean the opposite of fragile, and denote things that gain from disorder, chaos, stressors. Another way to understand this concept is to start with its opposite. How to build an antifragile business that gains from disorder. Mar 12, 2016 antifragile a term used to mean the opposite of fragile, and denote things that gain from disorder, chaos, stressors. 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 incerto ebook overview. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. Antifragile things that gain from disorder taleb is back, and he is even more brash and brilliant. In antifragile, taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Taleb, a former businessman turned philosopher, proposes a fundamental triad, a sort of spectrum along which everything can be positioned. Apr 10, 2020 we dont really have a word to describe such a person or organization, so taleb created one.
This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the. 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 kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. The thesis is that things can be antifragile by having the exact opposite properties of fragile things, such as humans and businesses. Fragile things are negatively impacted by uncertainty, stress. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the. Antifragility goes beyond robustness, in that it benefits from disorder. However, the heart of this cliche is what taleb explains in antifragile. Jan 08, 2018 the saying ignores broken bones or other frailties that are not sufficient to cause death. Author and philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a definitive solution for how to gain from disorder and chaos, while being protected from. One of my favorite books is antifragile by nassim taleb where the author talks about things that gain from disorder. As taleb explains in his book, antifragility is fundamentally different from the concepts of resiliency i. 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.