Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. So he invented oneantifragileand wrote an entertaining and enlightening book around the concept. Jul 14, 2017 nassim nicholas taleb has little tolerance for, well, a lot of things. Things that gain from disorder, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility. But, as his latest book demonstrates, he holds a particular grievance against the mediocre, the safe middle ground, and most. 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. Nov 21, 2012 the problem with antifragile is that it is a deeply antisocial book. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk.
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. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. The biggest takeaways from nassim talebs book skin in. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. Jan 23, 20 nassim talebs antifragile celebrates randomness in people, markets. 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. Antifragile summary by nassim taleb part 2 youtube. 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 21, 2019 in this video i will present 5 additional takeaways from antifragile. The biggest takeaways from nassim talebs book skin in the game part two april 23, 2020. Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, taleb s message is revolutionary. The problem with antifragile is that it is a deeply antisocial book.
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. Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a black swan world. 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, this term describes a certain state of a system, be it a living organism or a business. Taleb can write so originally in part because he has such a different background than the typical authors of these sorts of books.
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. 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. The common takeaway of antifragile, however, is simple resilience. This book builds on the black swan taleb puts forward evidence and definitions for fragility, robustness and antifragility, and explains where they apply in life, and why you want to strive for antifragility. Book summary of antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb. 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. 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. My advice about reading these books is to read each of them more than once except fooled by randomness. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by randomness. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb. Heres the definition of antifragility from nassim taleb.
Dec 17, 2012 antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. I am very grateful to you for writing and publishing these books. Fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, the bed of procrustes 2010, antifragile 2012, and skin in the game 2018. Things that gain from disorder incerto book 3 kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas.
The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue. Nassim taleb will be in conversation with ed smith at union chapel, london n1 tomorrow at 7pm. I read antifragile first, followed by black swan, bed of procrustes and did not finish fooled by randomness. Once you get over the idea that youre reading some sort of popular economics book and realise that it s basically nassim taleb s rules for life, it s actually rather enjoyable. Hidden asymmetries in daily life, its time for another part of everyday wisdom that can make you smarter. Everything that is alive, and everything that stays alive displays some sort of antifragility. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb published on. I am pretty sure people will still be reading talebs two previous books in 10. Things that gain from disorder nassim nicholas taleb. Nassim talebs green lumber problem on august 9, 2012 by admin in general, writing the green lumber problem, outlined in nassim talebs upcoming book antifragile, is essentially misunderstanding which facts are relevant vs those which are not in regards decision making under uncertainty. 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. Likewise with randomnessuncertaintychaos, you want to be able to use them, not to hide from them.
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 about. Taleb s talk of the concepts from his book antifragile. Antifragile is one of the most thoughtprovoking books of recent times and brutally challenges conventional wisdom, our biases, and our view of the world. So he invented one antifragile and wrote an entertaining and enlightening book around the concept. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve most. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution. Nov 29, 2012 taleb actually has something new to say that is worth pondering. An excellent book that has influenced my thinking more than almost any other, and continues to be a reference i go back to. Nassim taleb here introduces the barbell strategy as a way of being antifragile. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Jul 16, 2019 what is antifragility by nassim taleb. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin. The barbell strategy means covering your downsides while increasing your upsides.
Also i got the antifragile and havent started it yet, but plan on doing so. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of. After my second read of nassim nicholas talebs book skin in the game. I have read his other books and they are all good but antifragile is the synthesis of all of his ideas. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability. Antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. The most conspicuous and popular examples he presents are also explicitly mentioned as not the essence of antifragility. 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. He isnt involved in academia except at the peripheral level. Having said that, i really enjoyed reading fooled by randomness, it is a really good insight into the nature of all.
Nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk, disorder, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand, in nonoverlapping and standalone books. Nassim talebs antifragile celebrates randomness in people. Talebs five volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, titled the incerto, covers the following books. Nassim taleb dislikes the employee position because it makes you very dependent on someone and on someones whims. Sovietharvard delusions in the book which do precisely this. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. Dec 03, 2012 antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek.
Things that gain from disorder nassim nicholas taleb minimolist says. And in a world where largescale, unpredictable events are the norm, pondering it is important. Antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. In nassim taleb book antifragile he emphasizes that if you see a fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud, i am thus compelled to note that antifragile is a fraud because its theme is based on intentional misdirection. Nassim taleb s antifragile celebrates randomness in people, 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 penguin in the united kingdom.
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 2014 by nassim taleb since the book came out because hes into stoicism. Some of the ideas are expanded in talebs fifth book skin in the game. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and. 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 thinkers of our time, nassim nicholas taleb, a book on how some things actually benefit from disorder in the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution. The difference between toughness and antifragility is can be explained like this. Something that is antifragile, taleb explains, actually grows and flourishes because it is stressed. A reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile.
For example, in jonathan haidts book the coddling of the american mind he credits talebs concept of antifragility for arguing that protecting students from ideas they find offensive leads to them becoming more fragile, anxious, and easily discouraged. Nassim talebs antifragile celebrates randomness in. Things that gain from disorder is the fourth book from nassim talebs incerto series, a followup on the black swan wherein taleb introduces and describes the concept of antifragility throughout different domains. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets.
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. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former trader, nassim taleb. I just merely scratched the surface with my three lessons here, but thought itd be most helpful to get the idea of what antifragile even means for a start. Nassim nicholas taleb has little tolerance for, well, a lot of things. I am pretty sure people will still be reading taleb s two previous books in 10 years time. 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.