Or more specifically, just getting the term for it. I spent years trying to articulate in my own mind many of the ideas in Taleb's book, and once I had a word for it I could see it everywhere and actually start to change my life to take advantage of the chaos in the world.
Basically: you can't control what happens to you, but you can set your life up so that the natural variability of the world can be used to your advantage.
I can't do it justice in an HN comment, but it's one book and one idea that has changed my life.
Or more specifically, just getting the term for it. I spent years trying to articulate in my own mind many of the ideas in Taleb's book, and once I had a word for it I could see it everywhere and actually start to change my life to take advantage of the chaos in the world.
Basically: you can't control what happens to you, but you can set your life up so that the natural variability of the world can be used to your advantage.
I can't do it justice in an HN comment, but it's one book and one idea that has changed my life.