BE ANTIFRAGILE AND THRIVE ON SHOCKS

"Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better. "

            - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 

Antifragility describes a category of things or systems that not only gain from chaos but may need it to survive and flourish. If people, things or organizations are weakened when harmed, they are said to be fragile; when they withstand harm without being weakened, they are said to be robust and resilient; and when they grow stronger when harmed, they are called antifragile. 

Being antifragile is the need of the time and the key to survival. We must make some strategy as how to be antifragile. Following some strategic steps, we may become a better version of ourselves and prosper even in odd situations. It will help us overcome any type of situations or circumstances successfully and without being harmed. We may take the example of COVID-19 Pandemic and the Lockdown due to it. Those who were vulnerable and fragile, got losses in business and jobs as their business was shut down and job was lost due to Lockdown. But those who were antifragile,  cashed the situation by starting Online Business according to the needs and time. New Start-ups , in teaching and medical fields, earned in millions. Thus, the fragile were at losses,  and the antifragile made millions. 

To combat any sort of unexpected losses, we must create more options for financial gains and support. Instead of having a single salary, we must find ways to make money from our hobbies, at other jobs, or by starting our own business. Having only one salary,  we may be left with nothing if our employer runs into trouble, leaving us in fragility. On the other hand,  if we have several options and we lose our primary job, it may just happen that we start dedicating more time to our secondary job and make more money at it. In this case,  we would beat the bad luck and become antifragile. 

In our personal life as well,  we may apply the same for friendships and personal interests. It's just a matter of not putting all the eggs in the same basket. What happens in romantic relationships is that we put all our energy on our partner and make him or her our whole world, and if the relationship doesn't work, we lose everything. So, we need to cultivate strong friendships and a full life along the way and then we will be in a better position to move on at the end of a relationship. We need to be antifragile. It's extremely necessary to combat the unexpected situations. 

Further,  we need to take small risks in respect of investments also. We should invest small amount of money in more than one sources so that even though a few get into losses,  we may make money with the rest and we won't be at loss. 

We should also get rid of the things which make us fragile. Certain people, things and habits generate losses for us and make us vulnerable. We should make a list of such people or things and get rid of them. It's great to have goals and objectives in life,  but setting "good riddance " goals may have even greater effects. 

We should cultivate resilience and antifragility in life. We should not fear adversity because each setback is an opportunity for growth. If we grow an antifragile attitude, we will get stronger with every blow, refining our lifestyle and staying focused on our business. It will help us face the challenges without letting the stress and worry age us. 

"We need randomness, mess, adventures, uncertainty, self-discovery, hear traumatic episodes, all these things that make life worth living. " - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 

Source- IKIGAI