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# Antifragile
- URL: https://www.mainfrank.com/notes/book-antifragile/
- Published: 2026-08-09T14:50:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-09T14:59:33.000Z
- Description: Nassim Taleb, 2012
- Author: Frank Burridge
- Tags: #book, Byproduct, Spoils

Some systems break under stress, and a rare class improves because of it. The barbell is the useful tool here: extreme caution on one side, bold experiments on the other. It is how the practice structures its ventures, and why the middle ground gets so little of our time.

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