Thread by @mtrajan

Taleb for kids - On Surviving and Thriving

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If fooled by randomness and impacted by black swan

How to survive and thrive in a world I can’t see

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What you don’t know, treat it with respect

Be Humble

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Don’t overestimate the young and underestimate the old

Read history so you can know future

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Grandma’s wisdom are more useful than Science Teacher’s insights

Wisdom is what survived for ages

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Sticking to old beliefs and no science can mean a boring life & evil ideas

No modern technology and horrible old practices

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You must use both wisdom and science.

Both are mental model i.e starts with belief, trick is in knowing how they work differently

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Make choices based on reducing harm

For Humanity, Society, Nation, Tribe, Village, Individual

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Doctors Pledge

First, Do no harm

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Study what survives and thrives in randomness

Gingerbread man is fragile, Superman is robust, Hulk is antifragile

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Study what survives and thrives in randomness

Kings are fragile, Phoenix is robust, Hydra dragon is antifragile

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Study what survives and thrives in randomness

Glass is fragile, Locker is robust, Humanity is antifragile

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For a system to be antifragile, unit has to be fragile

Humanity is antifragile, Humans are fragile

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To make your individual human life antifragile, think of body as a system

Try Fasting, makes your food tastier & health better. #GiveSmallShock

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To make your individual human life antifragile, think long term as system

Pick small fights with your friends to avoid bigger heartaches. #GiveSmallShock

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To make your individual human life antifragile, think of body as a system

Lift weights, stress builds muscle. #GiveSmallShock

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Remove - You become better by reducing not adding

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Keep extra margin in everything you do

Also called as having margin of safety

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Trial and error

Learning happens only through doing not 'knowing'

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Know the game you are playing in the luck skill spectrum

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Take affordable shots

Keep stirring

Develop judgement

Best in world for one crazy thing

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Stay away from those that don’t commit - Skin in your game

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While increasing your surface area for good luck to survive & thrive you may still be struck by bad luck

In between bad luck & your response lies a space where you choose.

Choose to celebrate, like a stoic

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