Antifragile
Beyond robust: things that improve under stress, and how suppressing small shocks guarantees larger ones.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb names a property he says has no word: not robustness, which resists disorder, but the quality of systems that actually improve under stress and volatility. He argues we systematically build fragile institutions by suppressing small shocks, and thereby guarantee larger ones.
Recommended by 2 People
Scott Alexander
I continue to enjoy Taleb's books and recommend them to anyone who wants an introduction to these subjects. If you've already read the various authors I compare him to, you might still enjoy it as an augmentation, or to hear it in a very different style.
Book Review · March 2021
Derek Sivers
Bold perspectives, unusual ideas, and surprisingly wise advice around an interesting subject of the “opposite of fragile.” Looking through that lens at health, education, governments, business, and life philosophy. Very inspiring, and sparks a lot of further discussion.
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