Isn't It Proactive?

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We have this incredible psychological bias toward being pro active. The opposite of proactive is reactive, it's letting things happen. We want to believe that the real world is a lot more understood than it actually is. So vienigativa is a central idea, you say, harnessing antifagulity and traniscorasing by trial and error.

Nassim Taleb, author of Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about antifragility, the concept behind Taleb's next book, a work in progress. Taleb talks about how we can cope with our ignorance and uncertainty in a complex world. Topics covered include health, finance, political systems, the Fed, your career, Seneca, shame, heroism, and a few more.