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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

CategoryPsychology

Taleb argues that some systems improve when exposed to stress and volatility, and that modern life often overprotects what needs variation to thrive.

What stuck

  • Some systems need stress, variation, and volatility in order to get stronger.
  • Overprotection can make people and institutions weaker than instability does.