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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
This book is long. Too long.
It starts off really good with lots of ideas being introduced that no one else is talking about. But it quickly devolves into mindless rambling. About 1/3 of the way through the book it seems that the content veers off into pure theoretical nonsense that have no bearings on real life. I read about 100 pages of this "rambling" and by then end of it I don't think I gained a single useful piece of information.
The good news is that the beginning is pretty darn good. It talks about the inherent "antifragility" built into living things. We benefit from disorder and chaos to a certain degree. It ties a lot in with stoicism and how things in life deemed harmful can actually be beneficial for you.
It also discusses iatrogenics and the naivete of interventionalism in society. Nassim attacks pharmaceutical companies and doctors for intervening instead of letting nature run its course, causing more harm than good. This section was especially insightful and ties into the whole "you can't see the bigger picture" theme of life.
Anyways I think Nassim suffers a bit from being too involved with the same academia he criticizes throughout the book. Lots of the things he writes about are completely incomprehensible and he comes off as someone who just enjoys hearing himself talk. He is no doubt a smart guy, but his writing is very conceited and painful to read through at times. He references lots of things like Greek tragedies and ancient mythology that are impressive but hardly interesting.
The book has a good message and I'd recommend you read it until you feel it start to trail off. It doesn't get any better after that point and it's likely all filler material.
It starts off really good with lots of ideas being introduced that no one else is talking about. But it quickly devolves into mindless rambling. About 1/3 of the way through the book it seems that the content veers off into pure theoretical nonsense that have no bearings on real life. I read about 100 pages of this "rambling" and by then end of it I don't think I gained a single useful piece of information.
The good news is that the beginning is pretty darn good. It talks about the inherent "antifragility" built into living things. We benefit from disorder and chaos to a certain degree. It ties a lot in with stoicism and how things in life deemed harmful can actually be beneficial for you.
It also discusses iatrogenics and the naivete of interventionalism in society. Nassim attacks pharmaceutical companies and doctors for intervening instead of letting nature run its course, causing more harm than good. This section was especially insightful and ties into the whole "you can't see the bigger picture" theme of life.
Anyways I think Nassim suffers a bit from being too involved with the same academia he criticizes throughout the book. Lots of the things he writes about are completely incomprehensible and he comes off as someone who just enjoys hearing himself talk. He is no doubt a smart guy, but his writing is very conceited and painful to read through at times. He references lots of things like Greek tragedies and ancient mythology that are impressive but hardly interesting.
The book has a good message and I'd recommend you read it until you feel it start to trail off. It doesn't get any better after that point and it's likely all filler material.
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Oh this guy is WEDGED up in his colon. Got it. Really stuck in there.
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
challenging
informative
medium-paced
Counter-intuitive thinking about risks. The book gets a little bit descriptive at times, but overall very thought provoking.
Maybe I'm biased (towards people in finance and people working with money in general), but as soon as someone bashes academia while praising the cooperate environment, I already loses 70% of my interest. By the second chapter of section one, or as the author calls it, Book I, I'm already losing 90% of my interest. The author might be very successful in his field and his methods/ideas worked in many cases, but he, in my opinion, is arrogant and full of himself.
challenging
informative
reflective
challenging
informative
slow-paced