Nassim Taleb - Why you *need* Pain and Chaos to Improve Yourself

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- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Definition: mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event
• High popularity in Medicine
• * Reason: They can sell you a treatment -- Which means they make profits
- Post-traumatic Growth
* Bad circumstances are the fuel for personal Growth.
(to the extent that it does not kill you)
• Low popularity in Medicine
• * Reason: They can't sell you anything!
• This happens because we need stressors.
•* Different cases:
*** In civilizations....
**** Scarce resources -- Stress -- Progress & Success
*** In companies....
**** Chaos -- Stress -- Progress & Success
**** Best predictor of bankruptcy: Steady earnings
***** Shows no adaptation to the current environment
"One must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star."
- Friedrich Nietzsche
• The more something fluctuates (without sinking/breaking), the more robust / resistant becomes.
** e.g./ Animal / Human Evolution
📝📝📝📝📝 Reflections 📝📝📝📝📝
- Finding meaning through Pain....
"Why would you look in the darkest places? Because in there you can find what still shines. And if it can shine in the darkest places, you know it is a real light. So, look at the things you don't want to look at. You have to do it."
- Jordan Peterson (on London Real Show)
(Once you find the real lights, align your life with them. And you won't lack meaning in your life.)
"The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Not taking smart risks leads to sub-optimal outcomes...
"Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time." - Lou Brock
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• Public lecture of Nass...

[@Andrew_Kangethe]

My mom just died 2 months ago and I find great solace in these words. It gives me hope, and keeps my on the path of personal growth. Thanks for sharing

[@PickingNuggets]

All the best Andrew ❣️

[@Darknight526]

My condolences Andrew. May your mother Rest in Peace.

[@Andrew_Kangethe]

@@Darknight526 thanks brother, I appreciate it

[@modernman1240]

May GOD give her peace. Keep her Memories alive. Become the SON she would like you to be.

[@dothex4919]

Yeah! Love Naval, but I'd love to hear more Taleb as well :)

[@PickingNuggets]

He is the best !

[@dylanjardon7136]

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[@karmabhutia706]

He must be very difficult man to live with...

[@RahulYadav-gb6kc]

Nasib talab

[@sampreetroy9189]

This channel is great, so are it's contents. Thanks for putting such contents on the internet, they are priceless

[@PickingNuggets]

Thank you Sampreet ❤️

[@petrovsimon]

Let's thank Taleb.

[@raginald7mars408]

in valuable = No value

[@sampreetroy9189]

@@raginald7mars408 sorry vai. angrezi theek na hai mhari

[@tutu966]

@@sampreetroy9189 koi na bhaya, pheeling se matlab hove se.

[@9ii864]

Would absolutely love more of these Taleb videos!

[@raginald7mars408]

Taleb Addiction incurable

[@khairulimran1269]

More taleb with notes!

[@cocoarecords]

Such underrated content

[@PickingNuggets]

Thanks !!

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I found your channel this afternoon and for hours have been binge watching since! Brilliant and life changing videos/advice!!! Sincerely, thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart!!!! ♥️🙏♥️🙏♥️

[@PickingNuggets]

Thank you Stacie :) Happy it helps !!

[@TheHusam94]

looking forward to seeing ur channel grow, love the channel idea and great job including more thinkers

[@PickingNuggets]

thank you very much !!

[@rohan3984]

Love your channel , really good stuff.

[@PickingNuggets]

Thank you ❤

[@samirelzein1095]

{فان مع العسر يسرا } { ان مع العسر يسرا}

[@enfisya]

Thank you!

[@prashantparmar8711]

Great content. Thanks

[@PickingNuggets]

thank you ❤

[@danielogega]

Great Content.

[@PickingNuggets]

Thank you Daniel !

[@korgond]

Which book do you recommend of Taleb?

[@Lotrfan2004]

Great channel

[@PickingNuggets]

thanks!

[@HelloItsme-qv3mg]

Based

[@richardoc4936]

Love Taleb However Why does he mention that too much stress can kill you and a little can lead to growth But, at the same time mention that Singapore has NO RESOURCES which would mean a lot of stress and Saudi Arabia has many resources Would be interesting to hear all your opinions Much Love

[@elizpingree]

what is the music at the end? great video!

[@Morteza-Shayegh]

Thanks for your great content dear friend. I hate to be a guy who ask this, (but because of living in a sanctioned country that I can't pay for even an android app, I have to) may you please tell me how can i join your channel for free? you said at the end of the video the link is in the description but i couldn't find it. so much thanks

[@TopInfoES]

Idea: Sería fantástico si le añades una voz a las escrituras al final de cada video, porque yo y seguro muchos escuchan a tus videos mientras hacen sus tareas diarias, sin tener que mirar pantalla.

[@PickingNuggets]

Muchas gracias por el feedback!! Efectivamente esto era algo que tenía que implementar, y desde el mes pasado mi idea es implementarlo en todos los videos :)

[@ByWayOfDeception]

He says the stuff that I can't. A war made me better. I understand that PTSD can happen but I don't think it is nearly as prevalent as people like to make it out to be. People love to play the victim.

[@PickingNuggets]

easier to be a victim than to take some responsibility

[@sieugiatri6740]

có một thứ gọi là tăng trưởng sau chấn thương những sự kiện tồi tệ làm mọi người tốt lên không ai nói điều này vì nó không bán được họ kiếm tiền từ rối loạn sau chấn thương sai lầm là chanh và ta pha nước chanh không có tài nguyên nên họ buộc trở thành thương gia sig a rập có tất nhưng lại k được công ty thích nghi với nghịch cảnh, sự phá sản của một công ty có thu nhập ổn định lương ổn định dù doanh nhân kiếm được tiền tương tự dao dộng càng nhiều phát triển càng nhiều dự đoán của quỹ đầu tư có thu nhập ổn định .... vì họ chịu nhiều rủi ro tiềm ẩn cơ chế thích ứng mắc những lỗi nhỏ nhưng không quá nhiều, quá nhiều sẽ không giữ được những lợi ích của những phiên bản cải thiện trước đó biến động trong phạm vi cuộc sống

[@canyouexplainthis13]

Like 👍 and comment 🖊️

[@mindcache5650]

From University of Pennsylvania

[@mangeshpuranik31]

Can someone share the original Taleb video which is used here? Thanks

[@PickingNuggets]

in the description :)

[@mangeshpuranik31]

@@PickingNuggets thank you :)

[@jodieernestaputra1304]

Prof Taleb will have little appreciation for the Jordan Peterson quotes at the end of the video 😂. Otherwise it’s a good content

[@PickingNuggets]

Agree! hahah

[@arfarf152]

Nassim is certainly not getting better out of the war he is having with Bitcoin. He is going full PTSD.

[@chady6373]

How to youtube 👍🏽

[@komil5446]

Funny, you quote Jordan Peterson at the end. Nassim Taleb hates JP. 😂

[@PickingNuggets]

I know 😂😂 I was hoping Nassim to curse me for doing that hahah

[@throwacnt7603]

It's not about resources or lack of resources, at least not in modernity, it's about IQ. Saudi Arabia has a below average IQ and Singapore has an extremely above average IQ. Saudi Arabia should actually be doing far worse but their oil saves them dramatically. There's studies that have been done on the matter but they are not politically correct. GDP follows the national IQ very strongly. The exceptions for increases in GDP are tourism and oil and those for decrease are a history of communism and war. Taleb doesn't "believe" in IQ but that's a mistake.

[@joyjoey85]

I’m from Singapore. Our IQ is high because our government recognizes that we have no natural resources and invest in people as the resources. It is strategy. Much focus and money is spend on education & upskilling people to be competitive. Because we have no natural resources to bail us out. This is repeated time and time again here.

[@throwacnt7603]

@@joyjoey85 The vast majority of IQ is explained through genetics although education does play a role. It's more likely that due to your geography the people of that area had to figure out how to survive in those environments and as such they relied much more on their intelligence. The thing is Taleb is against IQ as a predictor which is a misguided take, to say the least.

[@peterdollins3610]

Post traumatic stress depends upon the amount of stress received. An extreme end can be seen in survivors of the First World War. Then some people can withstand stress some shatter. So it's pretty arrogent for this guy to make such generalisations.

[@williamcompitello2302]

You make these people sound like they'll remain static.

[@karmabhutia706]

So you are suggesting the we go on unnecessary war and be violent and brutalised ourself and neighborhood in order to grow....for what? To feed the heartless/souless social system..?

[@TM-yc2qi]

Most if not all of humanities accomplishments came during war time or during an existential crisis. Dont take it literally but adapt the concept - eg. quit your job and burn your bridges or withhold gratification until you achieve your goals.

[@patricklarsen8078]

Is he in Ukraine saying to people that PTSD is a good thing? LoL 😂

[@darkclownKellen]

I think you missed the point.

[@patricklarsen8078]

@@darkclownKellen which was? Suck it up?

[@dmonarredmonarre3076]

Can somebody please write out what he said in Latin at 415?

[@sieugiatri6740]

có một thứ gọi là tăng trưởng sau chấn thương những sự kiện tồi tệ làm mọi người tốt lên không ai nói điều này vì nó không bán được họ kiếm tiền từ rối loạn sau chấn thương sai lầm là chanh và ta pha nước chanh không có tài nguyên nên họ buộc trở thành thương gia sig a rập có tất nhưng lại k được công ty thích nghi với nghịch cảnh, sự phá sản của một công ty có thu nhập ổn định lương ổn định dù doanh nhân kiếm được tiền tương tự dao dộng càng nhiều phát triển càng nhiều dự đoán của quỹ đầu tư có thu nhập ổn định .... vì họ chịu nhiều rủi ro tiềm ẩn cơ chế thích ứng mắc những lỗi nhỏ nhưng không quá nhiều, quá nhiều sẽ không giữ được những lợi ích của những phiên bản cải thiện trước đó biến động trong phạm vi cuộc sống