By Shazad
“There is no word for the exact opposite of fragile. Let us call it antifragile. Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nobody knows exactly what’s going to happen in the future. The best we can do is make educated guesses and learn from the past. The key point is that we have to try and be prepared.
We have enough information from history, human psychology, and computer models to make some reasonable estimates. We use this all the time to predict the weather, the direction of stock markets, the movement of people, and the transmission of diseases. We don’t suffer from a lack of information, in most cases.
The problem is the lack of right actions done at the appropriate time to make a difference. The best time to repair an old roof is when the sun is shining. The best way to age gracefully is to build a good foundation in youth and maintain healthy habits into middle-age life. There are so many examples where the prepared mind and physically trained body are able to deal with everything that may come, and not break. We must constantly strive to be ready and that means daily training of the mind and body for the next challenge to the system. Don’t expect a return to the old normal before the COVID pandemic. Prepare for a new “normal” where you thrive even more than you did before. Don’t look back at the old days with nostalgia. Look forward with ambition and courage towards the person you can become.
I’ll say it again, no one knows what tomorrow will bring. With some reflection and training as well as timely execution, we can handle it. We can even become better in the face of difficulties that are just around the corner. Learn to bend, stretch, recover, and grow so you don’t break the next time life throws something at you. Live Awesome!
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