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The groundbreaking idea that some systems actually benefit from shocks, and how to expose ourselves to them - now in paperback

In The Black Swan Taleb outlined a problem, and his revelatory new book Antifragile offers a definitive solution- how to live in a world that is unpredicatable, chaotic, and full of shocks, and how to thrive during periods of disaster. Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. For what Taleb calls the 'antifragile' is beyond the merely robust; it benefits from shocks, uncertainty and stressors.

The most successful of us, the most daring and creative will take advantage of disorder and invent new, more powerful opportunities and advantages beyond our expectations.
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Really made me think about how I think -- Mohsin Hamid ― Guardian

The hottest thinker in the world -- Bryan Appleyard ― The Sunday Times

A superhero of the mind -- Boyd Tonkin

Wall Street's principal dissident -- Malcolm Gladwell

A guru for every would-be Damien Hirst, George Soros and aspirant despot -- John Cornwell ― Sunday Times

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

Modern life is akin to a chronic stress injury. And the way to combat it is to embrace randomness in all its forms. . . Taleb is the great seer of the modern age ― Guardian

Something antifragile actively thrives under the impact of the unexpected...to embrace randomness rather than trying to control it ― The Sunday Times

Enduring volatility is one thing; what about benefiting from it? That is what Taleb calls 'antifragility' and he thinks that it is the ultimate model to aspire to - for individuals, financial institutions, even nations. . . May well capture a quality that you have long aspired to without having quite known quite what it is. . . I saw the world afresh ― The Times

Taleb takes on everything from the mistakes of modern architecture to the dangers of meddlesome doctors and how overrated formal education is. . . . An ambitious and thought-provoking read . . . highly entertaining ― Economist

This is a bold, entertaining, clever book, richly crammed with insights, stories, fine phrases and intriguing asides. . . . I will have to read it again. And again ― Wall Street Journal

[Taleb] writes as if he were the illegitimate spawn of David Hume and Rev. Bayes, with some DNA mixed in from Norbert Weiner and Laurence Sterne. . . . Taleb is writing original stuff-not only within the management space but for readers of any literature-and . . . you will learn more about more things from this book and be challenged in more ways than by any other book you have read this year. Trust me on this ― Harvard Business Review

What sometimes goes unsaid about Taleb is that he's a very funny writer. Taleb has a finely tuned BS detector, which he wields throughout the book to debunk pervasive yet pernicious ideas. . . . Antifragility isn't just sound economic and political doctrine. It's also the key to a good life ― Fortune

At once thought-provoking and brilliant, this book dares you not to read it ― Los Angeles Times

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Press; 1st edition (21 August 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141038225
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141038223
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.02 cm
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb spent more than two decades as a risk taker before becoming a full-time essayist and scholar focusing on practical, philosophical, and mathematical problems with chance, luck, and probability. His focus in on how different systems handle disorder.

He now spends most of his time in the intense seclusion of his study, or as a flâneur meditating in cafés. In addition to his life as a trader he spent several years as an academic researcher (12 years as Distinguished Professor at New York University's School of Engineering, Dean's Professor at U. Mass Amherst).

He is the author of the Incerto (latin for uncertainty), accessible in any order (Skin in the Game, Antifragile, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, and Fooled by Randomness) plus a technical version, The Technical Incerto (Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails). Taleb has also published close to 55 academic and scholarly papers as a backup, technical footnotes to the Incerto in topics ranging from Statistical Physics and Quantitative Finance to Genetics and International affairs. The Incerto has more than 250 translations in 50 languages.

Taleb believes that prizes, honorary degrees, awards, and ceremonialism debase knowledge by turning it into a spectator sport.

""Imagine someone with the erudition of Pico de la Mirandola, the skepticism of Montaigne, solid mathematical training, a restless globetrotter, polyglot, enjoyer of fine wines, specialist of financial derivatives, irrepressible reader, and irascible to the point of readily slapping a disciple." La Tribune (Paris)

A giant of Mediterranean thought ... Now the hottest thinker in the world", London Times

"The most prophetic voice of all" GQ

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This would have to be one of the most interesting books I have read. It is thoroughly researched and extensively referenced. What I liked most was the author’s defiance of convention and posited his own ideas with complete and compelling arguments. I was exposed in the book to many new words, which I found fascinating. The glossary too warrants mention as a valuable resource for future reference.
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The author does rail against the anti-intellectualism of the modern world. In particular, he detests the dishonesty of modern academia, which he accuses of preferring theory over practice. And that practice should embrace the inherent variation of the modern world.

My favourite quote is: 'The fooled-by-data effect is accelerating. There is a nasty phenomenon called "Big Data" in which researchers have brought cherry-picking to an industrial level. Modernity provides too many variables (but too little data per variable), and the spurious relationships grow much, much faster than real information, as noise is convex and information is concave.'

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Nem sempre eu concordei com o que Taleb escreveu, mas é impossível ler o livro e afirmar que não há qualquer ideia ou provocação que não te fez pensar. Apesar de ser um pouco prolixo e repetitivo por momentos, o livro é agradável e vale muito para refletir sobre nossos modelos mentais. Recomendo!
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This book is about understanding the importance of randomness and having positions and making decisions where the risk is uncorrelated. It is very well written and is also a great history lesson. It can be slightly intense at times as the content is dense and heavy, but the stories used to support his views are very well narrated. Take actions and options that offer an unlimited and positive asymmetrical payout for positive externalities, but reduce your downside with unfavorable outcomes. A book on the philosophy of how to get stronger from randomness and volatility. One of the most useful books I have read thus far in my life.
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This is my 3rd book from Nassim Taleb. I'm a huge fan of his writing style and the insights from all walks of life from mathematics to philosophy to health. The notions of volatility, fragile, Antifragile, ... Can be applied everywhere
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Probably the book that influenced my thinking the most. Incredibly concrete, engaging, and useful.

It should be required reading in high school, in my opinion.
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