Antifragile

Unlock the power of uncertainty with 'Antifragile', the groundbreaking book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, now available at Smartfox NZ. In this insightful exploration, Taleb reveals how stress and chaos can lead to growth, drawing parallels between antifragility and human resilience. Discover the profound concept of antifragility—where some things not only survive volatility but thrive on it. With 546 pages of thought-provoking ideas, Taleb asks critical questions about our world: Why do government policies often favor the strong? What makes the city-state superior to the nation-state? Why is debt considered detrimental? With his signature wit and deep understanding, Taleb challenges traditional perspectives on risk, economics, and life decisions. This book is essential for anyone seeking to navigate and flourish amidst challenges, emphasizing that the antifragile thrives on disorder. Perfect for entrepreneurs, policymakers, and curious minds alike, 'Antifragile' offers new tools for thinking about innovation, personal finance, and societal structures. With FREE shipping on this brand new paperback edition from Penguin UK, you can start your journey towards embracing chaos today. Experience the transformative power of thinking antifragile—order your copy from Smartfox NZ and redefine your approach to life's unpredictabilities!
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780141038223
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 546


Description:
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.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. What Taleb has identified and calls "antifragile" is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. In Antifragile, Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. Furthermore, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is what we call "efficient" not efficient at all? Why do government responses and social policies protect the strong and hurt the weak? Why should you write your resignation letter before even starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? The book spans innovation by trial and error, life decisions, politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems, and medicine.

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