#fragility
Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Fragility
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The brain is the most complex organ in the body, but it is also the most fragile.
Civilization is a fragile construct built on the complex interactions of countless components.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
The extinction of species is a reminder of the fragility of life.
To be antifragile is to be able to profit from disorder.
From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The fragile wants tranquility, the antifragile grows from disorder.
From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Every breath we take is a reminder of our fragility.
Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and uncertainty.
From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
To be human is to be fragile.
From The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch
The forgotten room reminded us of the fragility of life.
From The Forgotten Room: Inside a Public Patient Hospital by Dan Baum
You can't be antifragile if you are not exposed to randomness.
From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The human body is a fragile vessel.
Civilization is more fragile than we like to imagine.
From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell
To be antifragile is to embrace uncertainty and thrive in it.
From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The human body is a curious thing; it is both fragile and resilient.
From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
The fragility of knowledge is a common theme.
From The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The brain is the most complex structure in the universe, and it is also the most fragile.
A single flaw can unravel the most intricate of designs, reminding us of the fragility of perfection.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
The larger the organization, the more efficient it becomes, but also more fragile.
From Scale by Geoffrey West