@@9OO. Antifragile is my favorite but if you start from the beginning of the Incerto you will feel the evolution of his thoughts.. You can read any book you would like to read because each book can stand alone.
I usually click away from these rule lists, we are inundated with this stuff, and pretty much all that can be said has been said already, but, glad I clicked on this one. Thought provoking points.....
@@thomasvanorman3963 - hopefully that arrogant know-nothing 18 year old would be well & truly impressed that you are now neither arrogant nor a know-nothing.
@@thomasvanorman3963 heard a better definition from Al Sharpton. Judge yourself by this: at your funeral, who will come? And what will they be able to SAY about you?
I used to be jealous of people in my younger years , but as ived aged ive seen people lose it all , nothing is ever what it seems and be grateful for what you've got , however little it may be !!
Thank you very much mr. Taleb for sharing this wonderful content online with all of us, there is nothing more powerful than learning from the advice of people who have already dealt with challenges, ages and decisiond you haven't dealt with yourself yet do to your age and might only understand as it is too late to change. Thank yu very much again
The Big No-No's. 1. Muscle without strength 2. Friendship without trust 3. Opinion without risk 4. Change without aesthetics 5. Age without values 6. Food without nourishment 7. Power without fairness 8. Facts without rigor 9. Degree without erudition 10. Militarilism without fortitude 11. Progress without civilization 12. Complication without depth 13.Fluency without content 14. Religion without tolerance (Most importantly) I love all of them. 15. Love without kindness (mine).
@@miket2916I am confused about the same, maybe it means we should strive for change (or betterment) in general and not just to improve the aesthetics or for “beautification” purposes. Or we should change (improve) for the sake of improvement and not aesthetics.
“For I have a single definition of success: you look in the mirror every evening, and wonder if you disappoint the person you were at 18, right before the age when people start getting corrupted by life. Let him or her be the only judge; not your reputation, not your wealth, not your standing in the community, not the decorations on your lapel. If you do not feel ashamed, you are successful. All other definitions of success are modern constructions; fragile modern constructions.” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Run these beside the Jordan Peterson rules for life - interesting points of departure. We are in an era where shallow thinking presents glib instructionals in a video a few minutes long and sets it up as Teaching on a platform such as RU-vid. But in this case, there is a plenty of effort been expended in arriving at his conclusions. It's better to hear Mr Taleb in summary than in drawn-out speaking. He is a better writer than speaker.
At my age I seldom hear anything novel... most sage advise is similar. But dont read newspapers, and if you dont believe me read one from a year ago... that hit me. That is so true.
Magnificently drawn. The picture of the face turning to a lions’ head as a metaphore for ‘courage’ prompte me to this reaction. 1:31 ❤ 1:31 1:31 1:31 1:31
Wow…. Thx for the elevation sir… just a little suggestion if I may, the black swan or all the book you wrote is hard for average ppl like us to read.. can u make it simpler? LolZz thx
Commendations for the work you put into making this video. But I wonder what Mr. Taleb would think of his ideas being turned into an "11 Rules / How to" short video when he himself dismisses such short-hand quick-to-digest knowledge in his essay Antifragile, and when his own website prohibits others from giving him titles like the Sunday Times did by naming his book as one of the 12 most influential books since WWII (mentioned in the video's description). RU-vid is RU-vid, and clickbait evidently works, but as he himself put it at 2:02 of this video: "For almost all people I have met, external, and not internal, success came with an increase in fragility."
To courage I must ask that you consider Curiosity. When you lose being curious over the passions that drive you in your life, you are on the decline. I love life, but only because I stay curious about it all.
Surely the best way for Americans to live resilient lives would be to act collectively to create an efficient, all-inclusive national health system, to ban military weapons being held by private individuals, and to restrict gun ownership generally. Every other civilized nation managed to do that long ago. If they did those things, a lot of resilience would immediately be built into their existence at very little cost and they could think about more creative and productive topics, as befits a rich, advanced nation.
I wonder how you could manage copyright claims. I guess that some people will still try to claim them and harrass you however hard you may try use the clips under fair use through synthesizing and preparing personal reflections etc., 🤔
“I am, at the Fed level, libertarian; at the state level, Republican; at the local level, Democrat; and at the family and friends level, a socialist. If that saying doesn’t convince you of the fatuousness of left vs. right labels, nothing will.” - Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the game
What product or service does society want? You become the one who delivers it to society and deliver at scale. Be patient until society needs you Become great at something via your Specific knowledge, Knowledge that only you know Comes out of your hobbies and passions You are more likely to have skill sets in these sectors (before society figures out how to train others) Brand - develop reputation Take on accountability w the brand Become really good at SOMETHING where u are uniquely qualified - build brand by giving away free stuff The most powerful brands in the world are individual: Trump, Oprah, Cher, Naval, Madonna Must have Leverage - critical Humans are not evolved to understand leverage We are wired to be one for one - input = output Leverage is multiplier effect Diff kinds of leverage: Labor - oldest form of leverage (not a great one in the modern world) Capital - money - this is a god one Products that have no marginal cost of replication Brand new form (code, books, media) - media presence Thanks Naval!!
Jesus teaching do unto others what you want others do unto you. We have something to do positively. Yes some ppl don't want to tell what they need to do. They don't want to be commanded.
I would put him in the second or third tier alongside maybe Jordan Peterson and Naval Ravikant. They are above self help authors and pop psychology one offs. They aren’t saying horrible things, and great for some specific circumstances, but I hesitate to call them pinnacles of wisdom.
