Tag: managing uncertainty

  • Being an antifragile person aka embracing the chaos

    Being an antifragile person aka embracing the chaos

    “Complex systems are weakened, even killed, when deprived of stressors.” — Nassim Taleb No one wants to be fragile, but what is it to be the opposite? Being resilient or robust isn’t quite it. Something that is resilient “resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.” says Nassim Taleb in Antifragile. Us humans…

  • Losing vs gaining

    Losing vs gaining

    When you are relying on others to get something done, and it isn’t getting done, or it isn’t what you wanted, it’s easy to feel like you are losing something. Nobody wants to be a loser. How can you turn your loss into a gain?