Antifragile

About this book

In 'Antifragile' Taleb aims to offer a definitive solution - how to gain from disorder and chaos while being protected from fragilities and adverse events. For what Taleb calls the 'antifragile' is actually beyond the robust, because it benefits from shocks, uncertainty, and stressors, just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension. The antifragile 'needs' disorder in order to survive and flourish. Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary,