Antifragile
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Antifragile
Systems that gain from disorder stress and volatility – the opposite of fragile
Muscles grow stronger from exercise stress. The immune system improves from exposure to pathogens.
Fragile
Systems that are harmed by volatility stress and disorder
A porcelain cup is fragile – it can only be harmed never improved by shocks
Robust
Systems that resist stress and volatility remaining unchanged
A rock is robust – neither harmed nor helped by moderate shocks
Black Swan
A rare unpredictable high-impact event that is rationalized in hindsight
The 2008 financial crisis was a Black Swan that experts failed to predict but later explained
Skin in the Game
Having personal risk exposure to the consequences of ones decisions and advice
A pilot flying the plane has skin in the game. A consultant giving advice may not.
Via Negativa
Improvement through subtraction and removal rather than addition
Health often improves by removing bad habits rather than adding interventions
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