Name: Antifragile
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Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb has a lot to say about volatility and the unexpected.  In The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, he outlines a problem; in Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, he offers a solution to that problem.  His solution is simple: to be antifragile, things must benefit from disorder.  These are things that gain from uncertainty and disrepair--something many people would say is impossible.  How can one benefit from volatility? Taleb's answer will surprise you. 

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