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Download ^ Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) PDF by # Nassim Nicholas Taleb eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) As always, an imperfect, infuriating but intriguing book Alfred LEUNG 1 Summary----------1.1 Introduction==========Taleb conveniently quotes one of his friend's summary of this book: "Everything gains or loses from volatility. Fragility is what loses from volatility and uncertainty."I think the point is better expressed by rephrasing: "Antifragility is what gains from volatility and uncertainty, up to a point. And being antifragile is a good thing."Well, that's pretty much summarizes this 500-pa
| Title | : | Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.17 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812979680 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
As always, an imperfect, infuriating but intriguing book Alfred LEUNG 1 Summary----------1.1 Introduction==========Taleb conveniently quotes one of his friend's summary of this book: "Everything gains or loses from volatility. Fragility is what loses from volatility and uncertainty."I think the point is better expressed by rephrasing: "Antifragility is what gains from volatility and uncertainty, up to a point. And being antifragile is a good thing."Well, that's pretty much summarizes this 500-pages-long book. The rest is an accumulation of more or less re. "Maybe Taleb Should Have Been a Physician" according to William L. Wilson, M.D.. I picked up "Antifragile" at Logan Airport in Boston on my way to Greece for a little R & R. I work as a Hospitalist in Gloucester, MA and my 12-hour days don't give much time for outside reading, so I use these getaways to juice what I call my "Airport Education".I first must warn the reader that this book is not an easy read. Some criticize Taleb for his lack of editing. I had no problems with the editing but the ideas presented sometimes approached the limits of my intelligence, whic. Taleb thinks differently from most people. Kelly Haughton Antifragile should be read after Fooled by Randomness and Black Swan. It is an extension of the ideas from those two books.Taleb has a huge ego and is difficult to read due to the huge chip on this shoulder. However, his ideas are important and deserve to be pondered as to what they mean about modern life.The applications to the medical industry are fascinating. Recently, I had taken the philosophy for trying to reduce the number of pills I take regularly and control my health with diet
Best Books of the Month, December 2012: Fragile things break under stress. As comical as Taleb's rough handling of his favorite targets can be--academics, economists, and tourists, to name a few--his argumentative style boasts gaping holes, non sequiturs aplenty, and at times an almost willfully repugnant tone. Taleb sees degrees of antifragility everywhere, from fasting, mythology, and urban planning to economic, technological, cultural, and biological systems. --Jason Kirk. But, according to Nassim Nich
Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb’s message is revolutionary: The antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it.Praise for Antifragile “Ambitious and thought-provoking highly entertaining.”—The Economist “A bold book explaining how and why we should embrace uncertainty, randomness, and error It may just change our lives.”—Newsweek “Revelatory Taleb pulls the reader along with the logic of a Socrates.”—Chicago Tribune “Startling richly crammed with insights, stories, fine phrases and intriguing asides I will have to read it again. Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. You finish the book feeling braver and uplifted.”—New Statesman “Antifragility isn’t just sound economic and political doctrine. It’s also the key to a good life.”—Fortune “At once thought-provoking and brilliant.”—Los Angeles TimesFrom the Hardcover edition.. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. 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
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