In 2011, Nassim Taleb wrote about a concept he…

In 2011, Nassim Taleb wrote about a concept he dubbed "antifra gility." Taleb argued that just as some systems become weaker un-der stress from external forces, other systems gain strength under stress from external forces.

— from Takeoff Into Chaos · Everything is Fcked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson*

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Here is the most hopeful thing science has learned about turbulence, and it has a name now: antifragility. Some systems weaken under stress; others actually grow stronger from it. The goal is not merely to survive the shaking but to be built so the shaking improves you — the way a young venture learns fastest by failing fast and cheap, the way a family that meets hardship together becomes ever more resilient and agile with each blow it absorbs. — Takeoff Into Chaos

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