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In this episode, we ask:
- What is the opposite word for fragile?
- Have you read the book Antifragile by Nassim Taleb?
- What is fragile?
- What is robust?
- What is antifragile?
- What happens when harm is involved?
- Is there more upside or downside?
- Do we learn from our mistakes?
- How does this apply to the financial system?
- Is our system fragile?
- Are we more stable / robust?
- Are we antifragile?
- What is hormesis?
- What are some examples of healthy hormesis?
- How can you increase your upside and decrease the downside?
- How can you lower your exposure to the negative?
- How can small shocks affect you?
- How do big shocks affect you?
- How does weightlifting make you antifragile?
- Do you know the concept in mythology of Hydra?
- What’s the difference between a starfish and spider?
- What about redundancy?
- What is the barbell strategy?
- What is a speculative investment?
- Do you have a pile of cash to take advantage of opportunities as they arise?
- How is the barbell strategy like the financial triangle?
- What is touristification?
- Why do we systematically try to remove randomness and uncertainty from our lives?
- How is the rational person able to adjust things based on new information?
- Do you take in new information, on the ground, as you go?
- What was the strength of Steve Jobs?
- Why did he ignore focus group data?
- Do you know what you want?
- Which is more robust as time goes on… the iPhone or the chair?
- Which is more robust as time goes on… the old or the new?
- Which is more robust as time goes on… printed books or the Kindle?
- Which is more robust as time goes on… Wall Street or Life Insurance?
- What is the truth behind the financial instruments where we keep our cash?
- Do you ask “What’s wrong with this financial instrument?”
- What are some antifragile lifestyle choices?
- What does this have to do with money?
- How can you make your financial system more antifragile?
- What question should you ask your stock broker?
- What can we do differently?
- Do you have the option to take chances?
- How can you lower your downside in your financial structures?
- How can you raise your upside in your financial structures?
