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Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Man, reading this book really put a fire under my ass. I realized how much more I could be getting out of life by pursuing optionality and using the barbell strategy.

A quote that stuck with me the most is: "If you have more than one reason to do something, don't do it." That means that you are trying to convince yourself to do it. Obvious decisions require no more than one good reason.



It’s a shame he has made himself distasteful to sum through his tweets, as his books (particularly anti fragile) are phenomenal.


Totally agree. his books would be even better if he got rid of the obnoxious chest thumping and just laid out his arguments. I read it a few months ago and it was the only book of the year that I wanted to reread. I continually find myself relating things back to it.


A classic for sure! Now I always look for asymmetric payoffs, like meeting a new person or doing the hard things.

Like some other commenters mentioned, Taleb does spend a lot of time bashing his critics though, could be a better book without the smack talk, but regardless that’s his style.


What did you change about your life?




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