#184: Nassim Taleb On How The Titanic Saved Your Life And Why You Shouldn’t Deprive Yourself Of Stressors
Nassim Nicholas Taleb suspects that if it hadn't been for the Titanic, we would have continued to build bigger and bigger boats until meeting an even bigger disaster. It's a frequent shortcoming in our thinking – we fail to see what adversity and setbacks i) help us avoid but ii) help us improve on.
How is this relevant to you? Why should you be a taxi driver and not a banker? Find out in today's episode.
Starting from episode 181, we’re doing a series on Nassim Nicholas Taleb, his book Antifragile and the application of his ideas to learning, education and careers.
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