Nicholas Taleb: Antifragile:

Rising Star Series

EPISODE 133

In Episode 133 we take a look at our rising star Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The scholar and former options trader who has devoted his life to problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty.

We dive into his book, Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder (buy on Amazon) and discover how to approach the world in the face of uncertainty and what lessons can we take from his work to ensure robustness, to set ourselves or your business up for potential positive and negative events.

SHOW OUTLINE

INTRO

What does being Antifragile mean to you

  • Readers Defining Antifragility In their own words (1m55)

THE VALUE OF STRESS & EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY

Don’t fear volatility

  • The benefits of uncertainty (1m24)

  • Resilience is something we can teach ourselves

  • Jonathan Haidt Introduces Antifragility (2m02)

TOP 10 BIG IDEAS FROM ANTIFRAGILE

Part one: fragile v robust, emotional stamina, are you a victim or hero, get excited about being uncomfortable

  • Brian Johnson Top 1-5

Part two: have/create infinite options, wear scars as medals (Jordan), post-traumatic growth

  • Brian Johnson Top 6-10

 
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