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Gojek

[Thread] What book has had the most profound impact on your thinking?

Personally, Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

The concept of Antifragility, where systems and individuals not only withstand chaos but actually benefit from it, had reshaped my perspective on risk, resilience, and adaptability. It is extremely complementary to the writings of Marcus Aurelius but differing in key ways.

While both Antifragility and Stoicism encourage resilience in the face of adversity, they approach it differently. Stoicism emphasizes inner calm and acceptance of what cannot be changed, while Antifragility encourages actively seeking out challenges and volatility to grow stronger.

For me, the blend of these philosophies provides a more holistic approach to navigating life's uncertainties, combining the wisdom of the ancient Stoics with a proactive stance toward embracing chaos and harnessing it for personal growth.

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TepidFanny11
TepidFanny11
Freelancer13mo
  1. Thinking fast and slow
  2. Competing against luck
  3. Non violent communication
  4. Siddhartha
  5. Lightness of being
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Gojek13mo

@TepidFanny11 all great books actually. What did you learn from these?

tbk
tbk
Startup13mo

Most impactful, have made me question world view. In order to live - Yeonmi Park Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

Also liked Never spilt the difference - Christopher Voss

tbk
tbk
Startup13mo

Most recently finished fooled by randomness - Naseem Taleb could relate to few points but rest of book was too heavy for me to digest might have to revisit at a later date 🤔

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Gojek13mo

@tbk outliers is just too fucking good.

Nobitaa
Nobitaa
Self Employed13mo

Ted Kaczynski, Dr. Jordan preterson, Yuval Noah Harari.

DeepGrandmom
DeepGrandmom
Dunzo13mo

@PatrickBatemann Sigma Male Grindset is always on 😂

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Gojek13mo

@PatrickBatemann The three horsemen of apocalypse.

Thomas_Shelby
Thomas_Shelby
Swiggy13mo

Who will cry when you die? When breath becomes air

Two of my all time favourite, life changing books. Would definitely recommend everyone to try once.

Teaches you way too many things to even describe here. :)

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Gojek13mo

@Thomas_Shelby Wow These sound really good actually, I will surely look them up.

aperson
aperson
Edtech13mo

+1 for when breath becomes air. It's the only book I've gone back and re-read.
Plus it was the first book to make me cry, which was a surprise.

Qwerty2398
Qwerty2398
Stealth13mo

My bank passbook.

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Gojek13mo

@Qwerty2398 and it taught me a lot about you 🥹

Amorcita
Amorcita
Entrepreneur13mo

@Qwerty2398 It taught me a lot about me...😅

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