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Book · 2012 · Business & Economics

Antifragile

Things That Gain from Disorder

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Recommended by 23 people on 18 podcasts

#74 of 16,793 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts

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Antifragility is the ability to get knocked off baseline and when you come back, you're stronger.
Rich Diviney · The Rich Roll Podcast · Jan 2021 Listen at 35:21

What they say about it

Grouped from 33 mentions
  • Calls it a great book“what a great book really good”
    4
  • Things that gain from disorder“things that gain from disorder”
    2

The best things said about it

6 of 33 · every mention
Recommended
The first one is a book called anti-fragile by Nasim taleb and it's basically it describes things that gain from disorder which is a very interesting concept.
David McKeegan ChooseFI · Jun 2020
Discussed
What a great book really good did you ever read anti fragile yeah that's my favorite developing companies and systems that do better in chaos.
Jason Calacanis This Week in Startups · Nov 2019
Discussed
You remember that Nicholas Nassim talb wrote a book called an fragile which I think is probably his best book and the thesis behind that as you know is that resilience is not the point you actually have to like setbacks.
Richard Koch The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 2024
Recommended
Nicholas talib's antifragile which is how do we build these new systems and which they're robust and you know it's kind of a combination intellectual and Business book.
Reed Hoffman The Book Review · Oct 2018
Discussed
He's a Lebanese-American author, most recently of a book called Anti-Fragile, Things That Gain From Disorder.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Aug 2013
Recommended
A book that changed everything in my life by Nassim Taleb is Anti-Fragile.
Dr John Delony The Dr. John Delony Show · Dec 2020

Where and when it comes up

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How it comes up

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Most mentions, by podcast

Top 9 of 18 shows

23 people who brought it up

Most recommendations first

Also: Dwarkesh Patel · Harley Finkelstein · Luca Dellanna · Matt Brown · Nat Eliason · Richard Koch · Russ Roberts · Sarah Cannon · Shaan Puri · Stephen Dubner · Tal Ben-Shahar

Why people recommend it

Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a groundbreaking exploration of systems that not only withstand shocks and disorder but actually thrive and grow stronger when exposed to volatility, stress, and uncertainty. The book has become a foundational text for business leaders, thinkers, and podcasters alike. Leila Hormozi recommended the work on Build with Leila Hormozi, stating it was one of the best books she had ever read for understanding that true leaders must transcend mere resilience to become antifragile. Reid Hoffman discussed the volume on The Book Review as an intellectual and business handbook for engineering robust systems. Charlie Kirk cited Taleb's framework on The Charlie Kirk Show to categorize political movements into fragile, durable, and antifragile states. Michael Shellenberger referenced the text on The Joe Rogan Experience to illustrate the value of leaning into hardship. David McKeegan recommended the title on ChooseFI for its unique premise of gaining from disorder. Tim Ferriss included the book among his top recommendations on The Tim Ferriss Show, calling it deeply thought-provoking. Forrest Cooper endorsed the work on Timcast IRL alongside Taleb's other writings to inform military decision-making and rules of engagement, while Jason Calacanis praised it on This Week in Startups as an overlooked, fantastic masterpiece. Across these appearances, the book is continuously celebrated as an indispensable manual for navigating an unpredictable world.

Every mention

33 counted mentions · 19 passing or ad reads below
Tim Ferriss Uh so, that I have no opinion of that, but uh Antifragile, Fooled by Randomness, and The Black Swan, not ne… 4
Discussed
“i first read actually the the black swan and then went back to fool by randomists also read anti-fragile”
Recommended
“Uh so, that I have no opinion of that, but uh Antifragile, Fooled by Randomness, and The Black Swan, not necessarily in that order, I found all of them to be very thought-provoking, and worth reading, and I don't say that lightly.”
Discussed
“Aha. So, for clarity, Tim, the Incerto, I'm assuming it's Incerto since he likes Italian, is the collection of the following books: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Antifragile. Some will include Skin in the Game. Great. Then I'm a fan of the collection.”
Jason Calacanis it goes back to you know but it goes back to uh talib's other book anti-fragile which i think is overlooked… 5
Discussed
“This is a great book. And what anti-fragile means, people think it's not being fragile. I think it actually the more proper uh definition and my my gentleman here, my co-host will look it up exactly what Nim TB means by it.”
Discussed
“um anti-fragile pretty great to be during a pandemic huh rides go to zero”
Recommended
“it goes back to you know but it goes back to uh talib's other book anti-fragile which i think is overlooked i think it's his best friend oh it's fantastic”
Discussed
“I try to you know what I in hit when I have listened to that book twice mhm and every time I listen to it I get more from it I kind of feel like his books I think you kind of get them on the third reading huh”
Discussed
“what a great book really good did you ever read anti fragile yeah that's my favorite developing companies and systems that do better in chaos”
Dr John Delony a book that changed everything in my life by naseem talab is anti-fragile 2
Discussed
“I think I've heard you talk about this SOB wrote a book called anti fragile so you want a worldview that's antifragile”
Recommended
“a book that changed everything in my life by naseem talab is anti-fragile”
Charlie Kirk There are the, there are the fragile, the durable, and the anti-fragile. This is from Nassim Taleb, which i… 1
Recommended
“There are the, there are the fragile, the durable, and the anti-fragile. This is from Nassim Taleb, which is a phenomenal book.”
David McKeegan the first one is a book called anti-fragile by Nasim taleb and it's basically it describes things that gain… 1
Recommended
“the first one is a book called anti-fragile by Nasim taleb and it's basically it describes things that gain from disorder which is a very interesting concept”
Forrest Cooper going back to Nicholas Nicholas Nasim taleb if you read if you want to read three books of his Black Swan a… 1
Recommended
“going back to Nicholas Nicholas Nasim taleb if you read if you want to read three books of his Black Swan anti-fragile skin in the game skin in the game means if I'm not if I'm the guy on the ground I know that I can make decisions because I know that if I'm looking at a combatant or non-combatant”
Leila Hormozi and I think it was one of the best books I ever read was about anti fragility the best leaders are not just… 1
Recommended
“and I think it was one of the best books I ever read was about anti fragility the best leaders are not just resilient they are antifragile”
Michael Shellenberger you know Nim TB does a good job with this with his book um anti fragile yeah antifragile 1
Recommended
“you know Nim TB does a good job with this with his book um anti fragile yeah antifragile”
Reed Hoffman Nicholas talib's antifragile which is how do we build these new systems and which they're robust and you kn… 1
Recommended
“Nicholas talib's antifragile which is how do we build these new systems and which they're robust and you know it's kind of a combination intellectual and Business book”
Rich Diviney Great book called by Nassim Taleb. Anti-fragility is the ability to get knocked off baseline and when you c… 1
Recommended
“Great book called by Nassim Taleb. Anti-fragility is the ability to get knocked off baseline and when you come back, you're stronger.”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb the example i gave in anti-fragile at the individual level is if i jump one meter i'm probably going to get… 2
Discussed
“the example i gave in anti-fragile at the individual level is if i jump one meter i'm probably going to get stronger”
Discussed
“Let me tell you something, because I go to Lebanon several times a year. I have a place there in my village, which incidentally, and I have a chapter in anti-fragile, where I do a very comparative analysis.”
David Perell Yeah, I'm thinking like if you have a book like Antifragile by Nassim Taleb or The Black Swan. 1
Discussed
“Yeah, I'm thinking like if you have a book like Antifragile by Nassim Taleb or The Black Swan.”
Dwarkesh Patel and then the same type of interesting point about this um in um antifragile i'm basically remembering this… 1
Discussed
“and then the same type of interesting point about this um in um antifragile i'm basically remembering this but he makes a point that um sometimes when a signal is distorted in some way it makes it”
Harley Finkelstein there's a little bit of like a there's a great book by Nissim tele called anti-fragile are you familiar wit… 1
Discussed
“there's a little bit of like a there's a great book by Nissim tele called anti-fragile are you familiar with that I love that book”
Luca Dellanna yes the bubble strategy uh is something that uh uh mentioned uh uh in uh one in antifagile his book antifag… 1
Discussed
“yes the bubble strategy uh is something that uh uh mentioned uh uh in uh one in antifagile his book antifagile and the idea is that you want to put to allocate part of your efforts or portfolio to Safe bets”
Matt Brown I'm reading a badass book right now and what is it anti fragile what is that I'm trying to remember the nam… 1
Discussed
“I'm reading a badass book right now and what is it anti fragile what is that I'm trying to remember the name of the author”
Nat Eliason and we said or we thought it might be fun to do a second episode on a book that we both really liked Angie… 1
Discussed
“and we said or we thought it might be fun to do a second episode on a book that we both really liked Angie fragile by Nassim Taleb”
Richard Koch you remember that Nicholas Nassim talb wrote a book called an fragile which I think is probably his best bo… 1
Discussed
“you remember that Nicholas Nassim talb wrote a book called an fragile which I think is probably his best book and the thesis behind that as you know is that resilience is not the point you actually have to like setbacks”
Russ Roberts so so we gotta back up we gotta back up the whole the whole point that that i understand you to be making b… 1
Discussed
“so so we gotta back up we gotta back up the whole the whole point that that i understand you to be making both in the pieces that you've written recently and going back to your books get in the game and anti-fragile”
Sarah Cannon and then preparedness seems like something that we seem to forgotten I mean if you want to talk about being… 1
Discussed
“and then preparedness seems like something that we seem to forgotten I mean if you want to talk about being anti fragile in the seems book or just you know having some basic redundancy which is a different thing than anti fragile”
Shaan Puri so ben what do you know who you you said something you didn't say it as eloquently as i'm about to explain… 1
Discussed
“so ben what do you know who you you said something you didn't say it as eloquently as i'm about to explain but nassim how do you say his name kind of bad at names to leave okay so he tweeted something really good so basically he is the guy who anti-fragile i forget what else he did”
Stephen Dubner He's a Lebanese-American author, most recently of a book called Anti-Fragile, Things That Gain From Disorder. 1
Discussed
“He's a Lebanese-American author, most recently of a book called Anti-Fragile, Things That Gain From Disorder.”
Tal Ben-Shahar it's an idea that I read about through the work of Nasim Talib who's a professor at New York University 1
Discussed
“it's an idea that I read about through the work of Nasim Talib who's a professor at New York University”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Discussed
“we can't get everybody out okay let's tarp on the fire and they just they just go into like this emergency mode and that it's really a red anti fragile mmm Talib and no we got to get to live on the pod”

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“Our new record dropped on January 31st. It's entitled Antifragile. You can check it out on all the streaming platforms.”
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“our new record dropped on January 31st it's called antifragile you can check it out on Apple music Spotify Pandora Amazon music”
Passing
“So, There's this great Nassim Taleb quote or tweet where he Taleb who wrote Black Swan and Antifragile.”
Plugged
“although antifragile is currently my most successful book it's read more in 2023 than it was was in 2013 second year publication”
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“I started the topic in antifragile but how things scale differently”
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“and i discussed that antifragile turned out to be fragile empires feared”
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“and to use an example i i have an anti-fragile the story of the rabbi who one day was asked by the king to find a solution to the following problem”
Passing
“he is the author of the incerto his collection of books anti-fragile the black swan fooled by randomness the better”
Passing
“I've got a lot of like the popular ones in there including laws of human nature of course and yes auntie Fraggle and all the ones on on made you think”
Passing
“He's a philosopher of sorts, and he writes fascinating books, most recently, The Black Swan and Anti-Fragile.”

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