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Be anti-fragile

Life isn’t easy, but it goes on. Instead of griping (as the saying goes, “人生不如意事十之八九”), it’s wiser to focus on risk management and, more importantly, becoming anti-fragile . Basic risk management means protecting ourselves: buying insurance, setting stop-losses, cutting toxic ties, and avoiding reckless decisions. But as Nassim Taleb points out, anti-fragility goes beyond that. It’s about growing stronger through chaos . Rather than fearing volatility and uncertainty, learn to turn them into opportunities . Quoting the video, we should learn to  "transforms fear into prudence, pain into information, mistakes into initiation and desires into undertaking" . Toughen the mind If you desire something exceptional, accept the tough journey that comes with it.  One way to build resilience is to imagine the worst, as highlighted in the video : If everything were stripped away, could you still cope and rise again? This kind of mental training and life practices build true strength. ...