Welcome to Made You Think!

09/09/17 • 3 min

Made you think is a podcast from Nat Eliason and Neil Soni dedicated to exploring big ideas from old books, new technologies, great speeches, and anything else that will stretch your brain muscles. Here's what the show is all about.

Next Episode

1: Turning Chaos to Your Advantage: Antifragile by Nassim Taleb

“Perhaps being deprived of poison makes us fragile and the road to robustification starts with a modicum of harm.” - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Antifragile has completely changed how people think about work and life, and the concepts from it can be used daily. It’s not just a modern practical philosophy book, it’s a guide for smart investing, exercising, learning, working, and thinking. Neil and I tried to cover many of the major themes of the book and how to apply them. You’ll learn:

Why you should build up your tangential skills to become more versatile with your work.
The importance of incorporating small, positive lifestyle changes to become more robust in negative situations.
Letting yourself feel negative emotions and experiences for personal growth.
Why you should let your plans be more of a guide, instead of a restriction from other choices.
How you can get luckier through positive luck exposure.
Techniques for turning procrastination into productivity towards other things

Enjoy! And if you want more on Antifragile, be sure to check out Nat’s notes on the book and pick up a copy yourself.

If you enjoy this episode, be sure to check out our other launch episode on Letters from a Stoic, one of the ancient writers who was a big influence on Taleb’s thinking.

Mentioned in the show: