This document discusses becoming "antifragile" by embracing uncertainty, building redundancies, and developing options. It argues that one can become antifragile by embracing uncertainty through taking on new and risky projects, seeking out problems proactively, and making time for side projects. Developing redundancies includes expanding one's network. Developing options involves learning new skills, practicing via negativa by eliminating noise and improvising constantly, and pursuing a "barbell strategy" of some unknown nature. The overall message is that by taking these steps one can transform from being fragile to being antifragile.

1. THE ANTIFRAGILE YOU!
Pic: https://www.all-about-psychology.com/mental-toughness.html

2. DISCLAIMER!
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3. WELL-ESTABLISHED BRANDS…
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/2020/05/03/coronavirus-bankruptcy-tracker-these-major-companies-are-failing-amid-the-shutdown/#3bae00f33425

4. NEW-AGE COMPANIES…
https://www.ft.com/content/7938752a-52a7-11ea-90ad-25e377c0ee1f
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son at a press
conference in November 2019, announcing
a Y704bn loss for the July-September period.
Son had to write down his company’s
investment in WeWork by $4.6bn © Getty

5. AND INDIVIDUALS…
https://layoffs.fyi/tracker/

6. THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY
https://medium.com/@kmccordic/1001-days-how-to-beat-the-turkey-problem-and-how-it-applies-to-bitcoin-a907842d4d7f

7. BLACK SWAN
EVENT
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10. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/08/industries-thrive-on-recession.asp

11. FROM
FRAGILITY TO
ANTIFRAGILITY…
RANDOMNESS
RISK UNCERTAINTY
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/beyond-sissy-resilience-on-becoming-antifragile/

12. FROM CONCAVITY TO CONVEXITY…
https://innolution.com/blog/agile-risk-management-antifragile

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https://maeda.pm/2019/02/24/antifragile/ https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2016/07/20/from-fragile-to-antifragile-software/

14. ESOTERIC IDEA? PERHAPS NOT…
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15. SO, HOW TO BECOME ANTIFRAGILE?
Embrace
Uncertainty
Build
Redundancies
Develop
Options

16. EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY
WORK ON “NEW”
AREAS
ACCEPT “RISKY”
PROJECTS
PROACTIVELY SEEK
“PROBLEMS”

17. BUILD REDUNDANCIES
MAKE TIME PURSUE SIDE
PROJECTS
EXPAND YOUR
NETWORK

18. DEVELOP OPTIONS
LEARN NEW SKILLS PRACTICE VIA
NEGATIVA
PURSUE “BARBELL”
STRATEGY

19. PRACTICE VIA NEGATIVA
Eliminate
Noise
Kick out
the Ladder
Constantly
Improvise

20. BARBELL STRATEGY
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