Nassim Taleb radiates the “don’t fuck with me” vibe in his writing. He’s a scary man.

In his most recent release, he’s invented a new word “Antifragile” and describes it like this:

“Fragile” means if you drop me, I break. Like a wine glass falling off the table.

“Robust” means you can beat me until I deform and become unusable. Like a baseball bat repeatedly hitting a hardened concrete wall. The wood from the bat eventually breaks.

“Antifragile” means that the harder you try to break me, the stronger I get. Like the story of the Hydra and her 9 heads. Each one you cut off, two more grow in its place.

Taleb takes the idea of Antifragility and applies it to people, systems, processes, health, economics and personal struggles. The big takeaway is this… embrace chaos, uncertainty, and struggle. These are the situations where you grow the most.

You can’t become a genius without struggle.

Finally

Brian Tracy says that we should invest 3% of our income into ongoing education and personal development. That’s about $25-50 per week for the average earner in the United States. If you are looking to fulfill your weekly personal development quota, look no further than these 4 books (links below).

I didn’t post this to look smart or feed my ego. I did it because each book made me smarter and can help you too.

Invest in yourself and awaken your creative genius.