Viewing life with an Antifragility perspective. My book review of Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb🦢

Now and then, you can freshen your reading up with a bunch of dogs. Make no woofs about it; these dogs and one mouse were a pleasure to keep me company when reading The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. For individuals keen or interested in getting a viewpoint outside the box or by no means conventional, look to observing Nicholas Taleb's insights from his extensive background in finance and thought. I've read Professor Taleb's Skin in the Game and have found value in noting his viewpoints. His support in seeing chaos and unpredictable events empowering society on human evolution can be valuable for an individual to discern. One hundred and one revivifying thoughts came from reading this book! I began reading this book when it was recommended to me by my good friend Dan Grossman, who met Nassim at a conference he attended. 

Nassim's quotes that made an impact on me from reading

"If you survive until tomorrow, it could mean that either a) you are more likely to be immortal or b) that you are closer to death."

"If you want to get an idea of a friend's temperament, ethics, and personal elegance, you need to look at him under the tests of severe circumstances, not under the regular rosy glow of daily life."

"Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that's what you are seeking."

TOP FAVORITE QUOTE OF MINE!

"Read books are far less valuable than unread ones. The library should contain as much of what you don't know as your financial means, mortgage rates, and the currently tight real-estate market allows you to put there. As you grow older, you will accumulate more knowledge and books, and the growing number of unread books on the shelves will look at you menacingly. Indeed, the more you know, the larger the rows of unread books. Let us call this collection of unread books an anti-library."