Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. Antifragile resembles a selfhelp book, though it is. 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. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile taleb, nassim nicholas on. Taleb s basic thesis is that people and institutions are either fragile, robust, or antifragile. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto series. More than anything else, the books sheer scope, as well as its capacity to move with great. Things that gain from disorder kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. 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.
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. Things that gain from disorder by nassim nicholas 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. Nassim taleb, in his exasperating but compelling book antifragile, praises things that gain from disorder people, policies and institutions designed to thrive on. How to live in a world we dont understand by nassim. My advice about reading these books is to read each of them more than once except fooled by randomness. 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.
From the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the foremos. 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 summary by nassim taleb part 2 youtube. Why i will attend nassim talebs real world risk institute. I read antifragile first, followed by black swan, bed of procrustes and did not finish fooled by randomness. Explains how we missed the word antifragility in classrooms. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto. Things that gain from disorder ebook written by nassim nicholas taleb. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, taleb s message is revolutionary.
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. Things that gain from disorder is a seminal book by author nassim nicholas taleb. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a. The core idea behind this book is simple and quite enticing. What taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that. Once you get over the idea that youre reading some sort of popular economics book and realise that its basically nassim talebs rules for life, its actually rather enjoyable. Things that gain from disorder nassim taleb youtube. Things that gain from disorder, the bestselling book by the statistician and former trader, nassim taleb. 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. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, and the bed of procrustes. He gets in twitter fights, eats a lot of squid ink pasta, but also has many fans.
Please, no finance or similarly depraved topics, and no journalists. 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. Nassim nicholas taleb nassim nicholas taleb s book antifragile. Things that gain from disorder incerto antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an. The concept of skin in the game is very important to taleb and he is currently writing the fifth book. Radical philosopher nassim nicholas taleb offers a blueprint for how to live and thrive in a world we dont understand, and which is too. Nassim nicholas taleb on senecas barbell the strategy. 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. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck.
In antifragility nassim offers a definitive solution. 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. Obsessive love is the most antifragile thing outside of economics. Antifragile, a more philosophical work than talebs earlier books, shares much with the marxist philosophers alain badiou and slavoj zizek. I enjoy his writing and, among all his books, think antifragile is the most complete description of his philosophy on life and markets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 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. Dec 17, 2012 antifragile, nassim nicholas talebs followup to his black swan, argues that topdown efforts to eliminate volatility in public and private lives end up making things more fragile. I still consider fooled to be his best book, and if you have never read talebs work that is where i would recommend you. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue.
A book on how some systems actually benefit from disorder. 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. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan. His book the black swan unlocked a whole new mindset when i read it and his following antifragile helped me connect what i had already learned on my own with new concepts about risk and the way we should cope with it. Next february i will attend his workshop on risk management. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes.
Nassim nicholas taleb, joe ochman, random house audio. In this video i will present my top 5 takeaways from 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. Dec 03, 2012 nicholas blincoe gets to grips with nassim talebs antifragile and a wave of thinkers who use numbers to explain our world. Nassim taleb did a great job writing this book, covering a multitude of topics and even including some humor.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Heres the definition of antifragility from nassim taleb. Something that is antifragile, taleb explains, actually grows and flourishes because it. 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. Things that gain from disorder incerto book 3 kindle edition by taleb, nassim nicholas. 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. Mar, 2019 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. Things that gain from disorder 2014 by nassim taleb since the book came out because hes into stoicism.
Nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series is an investig. 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. Book summary of talebs antifragile movement capital. Things that gain from disorder offers a compelling upgrade on seneca s philosophy of life. I say that because rather than talk about the whole book im just going to write a bit more informally about my. Mar 03, 2014 i too was affected be fooled by randomness, as in college many years ago i made my own observations about the strange understanding that academics had of randomness, which was decidedly at considerable variance to my own at some point had very definite ideas about randomness, as we were obliged to formulate such. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. All four volumesantifragile, the black swan, fooled by randomness, and the expanded edition of the bed of procrustes, updated with more than 50 percent new materialare now together in one boxed set. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile. Jan 23, 20 nassim talebs antifragile celebrates randomness in people, markets.
I am very grateful to you for writing and publishing these books. Things that gain from disorder audible audio edition. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk. Fooled by randomness, the black swan, the bed of procrustes, antifragile. Optionality, technology, and the intelligence of antifragility the tension between education, which loves order, and innovation, which loves. So, as soon youve finished reading letter from a stoic and on the happy life, jumping to antifragile is a smooth way back to dealing with practicalities of modern everyday life. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
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, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility. Nassim talebs antifragile celebrates randomness in people. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. Apr 21, 2019 in this video i will present 5 additional takeaways from antifragile. 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. Nassim nicholas taleb s 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. Written by nassim nicholas taleb, audiobook narrated by nicola bonimelli. For example, a set of wine glasses is fragile because any volatility will break them, but. Nassim nicholas taleb divides the world and all thats in it people, things. Also i got the antifragile and havent started it yet, but plan on doing so.