{"id":5385,"date":"2013-01-03T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/?p=5385"},"modified":"2013-01-03T13:37:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T21:37:00","slug":"tim-cohn-reston-runners-review-of-antifragile-things-that-gain-from-disorder-amazon-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/tim-cohn-reston-runners-review-of-antifragile-things-that-gain-from-disorder-amazon-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Cohn “Reston Runner”‘s review of Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder | Amazon.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating!, January 3, 2013<\/p>\n

By Tim Cohn “Reston Runner”<\/p>\n

This review is from: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Kindle Edition)<\/p>\n

This is a brilliant piece of original work, and, predictably, it seems to infuriate many readers. Why? Mostly, I think, because Taleb’s observations are deadly accurate and he takes a particular delight in ruthlessly pointing out the cluelessness of most academics when it comes to understanding how complicated systems really work — how real systems not only survive adversity but in fact depend on it. Why does any of this matter? Because, whether we like it or not, we exist in a universe of complicated systems — all forms of life, the atmosphere, the oceans, tectonic plates, the solar system — and when we fail to acknowledge this and its implications, we tend to devise “cures” that are worse than the so-called “diseases.” In a grand sense, the future of our society depends on understanding this book’s message; at a smaller level, the book ensures you will have something interesting to talk about at your next cocktail party.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

via Amazon.com: Tim Cohn “Reston Runner”‘s review of Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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