The other books in the series are the black swan, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Nov 21, 2012 taleb thinks we should all try to be antifragile. Everything that is alive, and everything that stays alive displays some sort of antifragility. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black swan and one of. Dec 17, 2012 antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. 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. Nassim taleb is a trader himself and many of the lessons from this book he learned by trading in highly volatile currency markets. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by randomness. Antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. 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 argued that certain largescale, improbable events such as wwi cannot be. 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. 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. 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. The central theme of the book is antifragility, which taleb defines in the prologue. In the black swan, taleb argued that certain largescale, improbable events such as wwi cannot be predicted. Nassim nicholas taleb, the writer of the black swan once again presents us with an interesting and original theory in antifragile.
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. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black. Nassim taleb of nyupoly talks with econtalk host russ roberts about his recent paper with constantine sandis on the morality and effectiveness of skin in the game. Fooled by randomness audiobook by nassim nicholas taleb. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a definitive solution. 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. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Now in a striking new hardcover edition, fooled by. Nassim taleb dislikes the employee position because it makes you very dependent on someone and on someones whims. 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. Antifragile by nassim nicholas taleb overdrive rakuten. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, the black swan will change the way you look at the world. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications. 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.
Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, talebs message is revolutionary. Nassim taleb is a literary essayist, hedge fund manager, derivatives trader and professor of risk engineering at the polytechnic institute of new york university. If the idea is nice and neat, however, the book that houses it is just the opposite. Talebs book focuses on the core issue of antifragility which can be transferred across most subjects. Nov 27, 2012 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. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Nassim taleb here introduces the barbell strategy as a way of being antifragile. 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. Things that gain from disorder, nassim taleb explains the concept of antifragility. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the black swan. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and. Antifragile should be a mandatory read for all policy makers and investment bankers. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes.
The antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it. Nassim nicholas taleb, the bestselling author of the. In the black swan taleb outlined a problem, and in antifragile he offers a. Antifragility is a property of systems that increase in capability to thrive as a result of stressors, shocks, volatility, noise, mistakes, faults, attacks, or failures. It is a concept developed by professor nassim nicholas taleb in his book, antifragile, and in technical papers. The barbell strategy means covering your downsides while increasing your upsides. Nov 27, 2012 the black swan 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. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the. Its not just a modern practical philosophy book, its a guide for smart investing, exercising, learning, working, and thinking. 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. As taleb explains in his book, antifragility is fundamentally different from the concepts of resiliency i. Antifragile has completely changed how people think about work and life, and the concepts from it can be used daily. 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, the bestselling author of the black swan and one of the.
The book is highly repetitive which as any great speaker knows is a tool to get people to really grasp the concept. 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. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, and the bed of procrustes. But he is best known these days as the author of the black swan. Fooled by randomness 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.
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. 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. Includes a bonus pdf of supplemental charts and graphics please note that that bleeps in the audio are intentional and are as written by the author. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, the black swan, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes. Also i got the antifragile and havent started it yet, but plan on doing so.
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