The problem with antifragile is that it is a deeply antisocial book. Nassim will present his first medical paper on antifragility on monday, november 28 at the university of pennsylvania school of medicine. I find the question important and its exploration useful in my work on improving innovation effectiveness. My advice about reading these books is to read each of them more than once except. Talebs basic thesis is that people and institutions are either fragile, robust, or antifragile. Things that gain from disorder, which built off his previous works and applies the lessons learned to today s biggest challenges. I just merely scratched the surface with my three lessons. On facebook, nassim says that this is basically, a more technical version of the book antifragile. 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. Mejores libros, ebooks o novelas del escritor nassim nicholas taleb con su. Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers.
Taleb s basic thesis is that people and institutions are either fragile, robust, or antifragile. Taleb has a disdain for all modern medicine, and a whole section of the book explains the wrongheadedness of. Things that gain from disorder incerto 9780812979688. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by randomness. Being accommodating towards anyone committing a nefarious action condones it. Things that gain from disorder is the fourth book from nassim taleb s incerto series, a followup on the black swan wherein taleb introduces and describes the concept of antifragility throughout different domains.
So although the book has a table of contents, chapter summaries and map, a summary of the book is difficult to discern as the content headers. Explains how we missed the word antifragility in classrooms. The author says that the increased complexity of our society also makes our society more fragile. Nassim taleb tackled this very question in his latest book, antifragile. The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto series. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, taleb s message is revolutionary. Obsessive love is the most antifragile thing outside of economics.
The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue. I am pretty sure people will still be reading taleb s two previous books in 10 years time. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, nassim taleb. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, and the. Antifragile is a book that is difficult to summarize. Broadly, it shows that humans tend to create environments where extreme events are more likely and then underestimate their probability. Antifragile is not strong or robust, its the opposite of fragile, which means that the more you attack it, the stronger it gets. Things that gain from disorder, which built off his previous works and applies the lessons learned to todays biggest challenges. Things that gain from disorder 2014 by nassim taleb since the book came out because hes into stoicism. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, talebs message is revolutionary. Apr 11, 2019 in this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from the black swan, the bestselling book by the statistician and former trader, nassim taleb. Antifragile expands the 10 page chapter into a 500 page book.
Nassim taleb looks at the impact and human psychology of extreme events. Antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. Dec 17, 2012 here is nassim nicholas taleb introducing the concept of antifragility and his new book. Nassim nicholas taleb is a former trader, philosopher and student of probabilities. My 3 takeaways from nassim talebs antifragile catalign.
Things that gain from disorder incerto antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty. Summary of antifragile by nassim taleb storyshots free. Nassim taleb the black swan book synopsis w quotes. 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. Recall from the previous chapter that to do science and other nice things. Hidden asymmetries in daily life could not be limited to analyzing the text of the 250odd pages of the book that released. When we can build antifragile systems which can thrive in uncertainty. Taleb opens his chapter on seneca by stating that a couple of.
This is an audiobook summary of antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb this is not the original audiobook. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb part i. Antifragile, he seems unshaken by any of the numerous and some of them even quite rational criticisms of his work and views. In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from antifragile. 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 book focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events, retrospectively. May 12, 20 the triad fragile, robust, antifragile this is talebs central concept in both antifragile and the black swan. Apr 11, 2020 nassim nicholas talebs treasure chest of a book and new york times bestseller, the black swan, explores the nature of unpredictable events of huge consequence. Antifragile systems are those which he advocates we move towards. 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. Simply put we take a book, read it, study it, find the best book bits, the golden nuggets and present them in this presentation. A fragile person is one who thinks he can predict the futureand when things go very sour, he is sorely hurt, usually in a. Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb published on. Broadly, it shows that humans tend to create environments where extreme events are more likely and. I read antifragile first, followed by black swan, bed of procrustes and did not finish fooled by randomness. Jan 16, 2019 the black swan is nassim nicholas taleb treaty on probabilities, risks and humans psychological biases.
Dec 17, 2012 antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. This results in everything from world wars to major market meltdowns. 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. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas taleb. 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. 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 has references to stoicism scattered throughout but chapter 10, which is entitled senecas upside and downside, is largely dedicated to talebs interpretation of stoicism. Nassim taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book antifragile, praises things that gain from disorder people, policies and institutions designed to thrive on. The following post is a summary of nassim nicholas talebs the technical incerto collection. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former. The impact of the highly improbable is a 2007 book by author and former options trader nassim nicholas taleb.
At the conference, taleb examined how small doses of volatility can help systems handle larger disruptors in the future. On facebook, nassim says that this is basically, a more technical. And now im once again dealing with another great book fooled by randomness. Dec 03, 2012 antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. And, as well, a selfhelp book on how to avoid common mental pitfalls and becoming better, more rational thinkers. A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes. Apr 20, 2018 nassim nicholas taleb emerged on the intellectual scene of the 21 st century as a sort of a black swan event. A fragile person is one who thinks he can predict the futureand when things go very sour, he is sorely hurt, usually in a i had previously read nassim taleb s the black swan. Antifragile by nassim taleb book notes taylor pearson. 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. In the black swan, taleb shares contrarian wisdom that. In this chapter we use the notion of fragility as a central driver of prediction. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan.
Chapter 3 begins with an introduction to thin tailed distributions and thick tailed distributions. Unlike many books of this genre, which spend 200 pages padding a 5 page idea, antifragile is a fractal of a book, taking its central ideas and examining and applying them in myriad ways. In 2012, nassim taleb seemingly ended his incerto series of books with a book titled antifragile. He also adds note that this is not making any standalone empirical point, rather gluing various. Taleb further talks about how to live in an uncertain world in the book. All systems can be categorized as one of these three. If they come out confusing, its my fault read the book. Nassim nicholas talebs treasure chest of a book and new york times bestseller, the black swan, explores the nature of unpredictable events of huge consequence it sheds light on. The triad fragile, robust, antifragile this is talebs central concept in both antifragile and the black swan.
Skin in the game time to explain ergodicity, ruin and again rationality. I am pretty sure people will still be reading talebs two previous books in 10 years time. Nassim taleb on the antifragile portfolio and the benefits. What follows is a full executive summary of antifragile. Fortunately, this year, with skin in the game, we found out that he had more things to. Second edition the black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability. Things that gain from disorder was my first interaction with his writing style. 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. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity. Antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from the black swan, the bestselling book by the statistician and former trader, nassim taleb. 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 features a fictional italianamerican character called fat tony.
Chapter 3 a nontechnical overview the darwin college lecture. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. Fooled by randomness pdf summary nassim nicholas taleb. Chapter eight giacomo casanovas unfailing luckin chapter eight, taleb. The comfortable but potentially devastating lies we are told by others, and ourselves. My advice about reading these books is to read each of them more than once except fooled by randomness. Hidden asymmetries in daily life could not be limited to analyzing the text of the 250odd pages of the book. He is one of my favorite authors and he has also published skin in the game, the black swan, fooled by randomness. The book focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier. Nassim nicholas taleb has devoted his life to problems of uncertainty, probability, and.
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