“This is the central illusion in life: that randomness is a risk, that it is a bad thing …”
Source: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (2012), p. 84
“Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure, risk, and uncertainty.”
Source: Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
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