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Antifragile

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From the book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, things which are antifragile get stronger from being stressed (like muscles). Contrast this with things that merely withstand stresses (resilient) or break under them (fragile).

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  • optionality

    …I learned of this concept from Nassim Taleb's book [[Antifragile]]. Much of Taleb's work (especially _Black Swan_) focuses on…

  • Stress

    …the equation "Stress + Rest = Growth". This is true of all [[Antifragile]] systems, which get more resilient in the wake of moderate…