#052 - Antifragile: Nassim Taleb (Incerto Series)

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Jun 13, 2024

Author Nassim Taleb discusses the core concepts of antifragility, concavity vs convexity, wealth, barbell strategy, Lindy effect, and raising antifragile kids. Exploring the importance of stressors, optionality, and via negativa principle in becoming antifragile. The podcast delves into the ethics of antifragility, signal vs noise, and the Green Lumber Fallacy. Touching on modernity, political systems, and the importance of embracing uncertainty in life and business.

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Exploring 'Antifragile' by Nassim Taleb

02:20 • 17min

Exploring Concepts from 'Antifragile' by Nassim Taleb

19:06 • 22min

Embracing Randomness and Antifragility for Career Success

40:54 • 16min

Exploring Concave and Convex Graphs: Understanding Fragility and Antifragility

The Importance of Time and Antifragility in Business

01:00:06 • 8min

Achieving Financial Independence and Optionality through 'FU Money'

01:07:40 • 13min

Exploring the Barbell Strategy for Anti-Fragility

01:20:18 • 27min

The Lindy Effect and Long-Term Games

01:47:41 • 7min

Analysis of over-technologization and absence of elegance in technology conferences

01:54:41 • 3min

The Lindy Effect, Technology, and Parenting in the Modern Age

01:57:50 • 15min

Exploring the Green Lumber Fallacy and the Power of Practical Knowledge

02:12:24 • 28min

Exploring Antifragility and Essential Inputs

02:40:02 • 28min

Exploring Singular Contributions and Happiness as a Negative Concept

03:08:17 • 2min

Embracing Variability and Antifragility in Life

03:10:07 • 29min

Exploration of Nassim Taleb's 'Antifragile' Book

03:38:48 • 2min

Authentic Content Creation and Effortful Production

03:40:38 • 2min