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 by nassim nicholas taleb. The core idea behind this book is simple and quite enticing. When, along with applied systems scientist dr joe norman, we first reacted to coronavirus on 25 january with the publication of an academic note urging caution, the virus had reportedly infected fewer than 2,000 people worldwide and fewer than 60 people were dead. Things that gain from disorder 01 by taleb, nassim nicholas isbn. I am very grateful to you for writing and publishing these books. Taleb is currently distinguished professor of risk engineering at new york universitys school of. 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. 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.
Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. His focus is on how different systems handle disorder. 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. Antifragile by nassim taleb book notes taylor pearson. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability. 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. An excellent book that has influenced my thinking more than almost any other, and continues to be a reference i go back to. Its not just a modern practical philosophy book, its a guide for smart investing, exercising, learning, working, and thinking.
Antifragile systems are those which he advocates we move towards. All systems can be categorized as one of these three. Also i got the antifragile and havent started it yet, but plan on doing so. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, the black swan will change the way you look at the world. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. Written informally, the notes contain a mesh of quotes and my own thoughts on the book. A reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, taleb s message is revolutionary. 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 nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. His 2007 book the black swan has been described by the sunday times as one of the twelve. Things that gain from disorder the irony of the process of thought control. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading antifragile. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. Nassim taleb dislikes the employee position because it makes you very dependent on someone and on someones whims. Things that gain from disorder kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. 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. The triad fragile, robust, antifragile this is talebs central concept in both antifragile and the black swan. Nicholas blincoe gets to grips with nassim talebs antifragile and a wave of thinkers who use numbers to explain our world. Antifragile has completely changed how people think about work and life, and the concepts from it can be used daily. 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. 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.
The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, and the bed of procrustes. May 12, 20 the triad fragile, robust, antifragile this is talebs central concept in both antifragile and the black swan. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he. Antifragile pdf summary nassim nicholas taleb 12min blog.
Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former. My notes are a reflection of the journal write up above. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. Dec 03, 2012 nicholas blincoe gets to grips with nassim talebs antifragile and a wave of thinkers who use numbers to explain our world.
Some of the ideas are expanded in talebs fifth book. If the idea is nice and neat, however, the book that houses it is just the opposite. 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. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. Nassim nicholas taleb is a renowned personality and an amazing writer despite being the author of several highly inspirational books like the black swan, fooled by randomness and the bed of procrustes, he also works at new york university polytechnic school of engineering as a professor of risk engineering he was born in 1960 in lebanon, and from an early age, taleb. Nov 23, 2017 nassim taleb dislikes the employee position because it makes you very dependent on someone and on someones whims. Taleb is currently distinguished professor of risk engineering at new york universitys school of engineering, but he. But if you are going to read it then you must commit to reading it at least two or three times to let it. 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.
Antifragile nassim nicholas taleb nieuworganiseren. Nassim nicholas taleb has little tolerance for, well, a lot of things. 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. Likewise with randomnessuncertaintychaos, you want to be able to use them, not to hide from them. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things. But, as his latest book demonstrates, he holds a particular grievance.
Antifragile by nassim taleb things that gain from disorder wind extinguishes a candle but energises fire. Dec 17, 2012 a reader could easily run out of adjectives to describe nassim nicholas talebs new book antifragile. The journal write up also includes important messages and crucial passages from the book. Most continue readingantifragile by nassim nicholas taleb.
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 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. 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 nicholas taleb, born in lebanon, started his career as a derivatives trader on wall street. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin. For nassim nicholas taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. 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.
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. Subscribe to my newsletter to get one email a week with new book notes, blog posts, and favorite articles. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution. The barbell strategy means covering your downsides while increasing your upsides. In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from 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 in the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution. This is my book summary of antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb. Nassim taleb here introduces the barbell strategy as a way of being antifragile. From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremos. 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. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, talebs message is revolutionary. I have read his other books and they are all good but antifragile is the synthesis of all of his ideas. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Taleb, author of fooled by randomness and the black swan, talking about his new book.
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