The early part of the book was VERY well worth it, as the central thesis of anti-fragility is a game-changing approach with many applications. However, the book quickly devolves into a bloated, self-indulgent, repetitive mess as Taleb tries extremely hard to impress the listener with how intelligent, rich, fit (honestly how many times do we have to hear that he 'looks like a bodybuilder'?) and contrarian Taleb is - after a while you get the sense that he's no longer developing the ideas of anti-fragility, and is instead merely rambling and desperate for the listener to like him.

No.

Yes.

Yes, for the first hour of greatness, then walk out to avoid the remaining 15 hours of Taleb flexing in front of the camera and eating dinner in restaurants.

I found this book fascinating, complicated, and one that I absolutely wanted to finish. It felt like running my first marathon. I'm glad that I read this book where it has opened my eyes up to new concepts that I didn't truly understand before hearing them in this book. I believe that it's important for anyone to listen to this and really consider the concepts shared.

The concept presented is really good but the author sometimes gets side tracked and makes broad statements. (like "anything marketed is a bad product") I might suggest watching some of the authors youtube videos instead.

A tour de force in clear thinking and cutting through BS. Thank you for the wonderful education and your through history, ethics, and living a good life!

Flawless performance in reading by Joe Ochman. Pacing and emphasis were outstanding. Content - while surely controversial - is equally thought-provoking to the open minded listener. Will certainly give this a listen again.

Read this book. That's all I have to say. Just read it please. Thank you.

Antifragile is a subject onto itself, I have no reference to compare it to. Surprisingly entertaining with 'pops' of comical verbal illustrations.

This book guides very through many things that benifit through chaos. i still havent figured out how to download the pdf with the charts yet. if anyone knows id greatly appreciate it.

Organize your life in way that gains from disorder. The world is full of predictors, but they can't be trusted because of the biases at play.

This fantastic book is the culmination of black swan and fooled by randomness. A lot of people wrote reviews citing the author's arrogance. While I disagree, it is helpful to be reminded that he is actual fighting the arrogance and hubris of the financial system that scams us all. It also helps that he made many millions of dollars based on his prediction that others can't predict. A must read for anyone in finance, accounting or "strategy."