<p><span>How to Be Antifragile -Why Antifragility is A Great Quality to Nurture -Living an Antifragile Life</span><br></p><p>In this article, you will learn the following</p><p>-<strong data-redactor-tag="strong">What is antifragility</strong>? And <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">How it is much Beyond Resilience</strong></p><p>-<strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Why developing antifragility is a must for all of us to survive, thrive, and flourish – in a time of disruptive changes, chaos, crises, and stress</strong>?</p><p>-<strong data-redactor-tag="strong">87 Tips on Living an Antifragile Life to grow and flourish against overwhelming</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">challenges in a world full of uncertainty</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Massive changes are happening at a much faster rate in today's world and there are more </strong>disruptions, fragility, uncertainty, unpredictability, and chaos in people's lives -than ever especially post COVID-19.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Technological advancements like AI too have played a significant role in impacting and altering how people work and organizations do business</strong> – thereby impacting other areas of life directly and indirectly.</p><p>In this scenario <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">many people may discover their coping mechanism capabilities and skills are not adequate</strong>.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Relying on building resilience alone may not work effectively in the long run and in the long term</strong>.</p><p>Let us examine a few definitions one by one – <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">to make our understanding clearer.</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Fragile is what fails when put under stress and pressure</strong>.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Robust is what can sustain pressure up to certain levels</strong>.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Resilience is all about facing and bouncing back from adversity</strong> and also using the learnings of your bouncing back phase to help you become stronger.</p><p>Resilience is not enough – and <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">therefore we need to develop our mindset, psyche, physiology, and emotion-mental state</strong> in such a way – that all <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">the unprecedented disruptions, disorders, and changes – become the enablers and drivers of</strong> - learning, growth, success, and fulfillment.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">This is where antifragility comes into the picture as it goes</strong> much beyond resilience.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">By practicing and mastering antifragility – you start thriving and flourishing from – most of the</strong> disruptions, chaos, setbacks, stressors, shocks, volatility, failures, and crises as well as external triggers.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Antifragility GAINS from that which tries to destroy it and grows stronger</strong> with pressure, randomness, uncertainty, disturbances and frailty, ambiguousness etc.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Antifragility can also be related fully to Charles Darwin's theory of adaptability or survival of the fittest</strong>. </p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">You all are aware of how nature survives, thrives, and sustains even under utter chaos</strong> – as it adapts to changes almost instantaneously.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Similarly in human bodies if a selective dose of infection or illness is introduced –</strong> your body builds resistance against that illness and becomes stronger against it.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">When you look you may discover many examples – say in the Olympics – of human endurance, strength training, and practiced exposure</strong> and stress to muscles.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Many of the subconscious lessons are acquired through experiencing various pains, chaos, discomforts,</strong> and challenges to make us a survivor.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">If you happen to live in a completely protected environment with all the comfort – </strong>you won't become stronger but may wither.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">We NEED chaos, disruption, and failure in our lives to grow, survive and thrive.</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Chaos, disruptions, and discord would show up uninvited inevitably</strong> – so we don't have any choice but to develop strengthen, and sharpen - an antifragile mindset to deal with these most effectively.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">87 Tips on Living an Antifragile Life to grow and flourish against overwhelming</strong> <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">challenges in a world full of uncertainty</strong></p><p>[Most of the keywords used as sentence tips – have their detailed do-it-yourself blog among my 900+ blogs on two websites and in MY QUORA answers]</p><p>1. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to focus on sustainable long-term growth</strong> – even if the changes are happening at a faster rate than you can cope</p><p>2. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to identify a 360-degree view of the – consequences of</strong> – all of your major decisions, choices, and actions</p><p>3. Be ready to look <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">like a jackass – when you are experimenting and trying out different things and when you are acting on your instinct</strong> – and you fail big-time</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">4. </strong>Learn to <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">enjoy taking new actions towards your big goals -especially which makes others mock you</strong></p><p>5. Ensure that you learn from all your mistakes and failures and move on</p><p>6. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to practice and develop the mindset of experimenting with unconventional, and new ways</strong></p><p>7. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to create contingency and backup plans for all major projects</strong> – in case your plans fail despite your due diligence</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">8. Identify the most profound and most basic parameters and criteria of success, happiness, growth, and relationship – long term AND stick with the basics always</strong></p><p>9. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Make it your habit of giving your best – for whatever you have decided to act on</strong> – BUT if you fail – just develop the mindset of moving on</p><p>10. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Assume that nothing is permanent including your skills and job</strong> – develop solutions taking redundancy as a possibility</p><p>11. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Take only those risks that even if you lose – you won't get debilitated </strong>- like the way good Venture Capitalists learn from the investments that fail and make smarter investments in the future.</p><p>12. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Develop a flexible mindset that keeps improvising and pivoting when</strong> what you planned does not work out</p><p>13. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to identify – all the available options, possibilities, solutions, choices, and positivity as well as the negative</strong> consequences of your choices, decisions made and actions taken</p><p>14. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Create multiple ways to hedge the loss</strong> – like having alternate suppliers for key components of your major products and services</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">15. Learn to sift through massive data – in such a way that you can identify trends and patterns</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">16. Learn to train your mind to create systems and processes that focus on learning from errors and mistakes</strong></p><p>17. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Create many different types of healthy coping strategies, mechanisms tools tricks and techniques</strong> - after identifying what work</p><p>18. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to operate from your area of influence and control – all the time</strong> – irrespective of your impulse urging you to go for what is not YET within your control</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">19. Always break large goals and massive dreams into small – actionable chunks</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">20. Learn from the best cultures globally – social culture, work culture, or even habits</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">21. Learn to diversify – how many ways you earn AND how many ways you save</strong></p><p>22. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Always make your skills redundant and obsolete by learning</strong> what is current and what emerging disruptive skills are</p><p>23. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Become a trendsetter by not only mastering future skills BUT also teaching</strong> it to others</p><p>24. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to live a minimalist life – work on what can be eliminated from your life -</strong> read my article on this – along with my other articles on – chaos and resilience</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">25. Identify and get the people with high antifragile capability people in your network</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">26. Learn and develop the mindset of creating excellence through continued improvement</strong></p><p>27. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Learn to push yourself beyond your current capabilities</strong> – to allow the principle of muscles to get stronger when they're pushed to the point of failure</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">28. Compete with yourself and continually raise your bar of excellence</strong></p><p>29. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Practice and learn to create a path</strong> – where no one has ventured</p><p>30. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Practice to think differently</strong> – look for what is not oblivious</p><p>31. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Don't accept the established norms</strong> – find ways to make them more effective</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">32. Seek challenges that stretch your capabilities to the maximum</strong></p><p>33. <strong data-redactor-tag="strong">Make it your habit to find solutions</strong> that might not be connected to you BUT may open a new learning or growth avenue for you</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">34. Set your benchmarks and standards which can be called world-class</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">35. Learn to swim against the tide AND consciously stop yourself from following the crowd</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">36. Create healthy emotional managing techniques that work for you</strong></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">37. Learn checks and balances, weighing pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages as well as risks and benefits</strong></p><p>38. Create space for failure and making mistakes</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">39. If anything that you never figured happens – which will all the time – develop the mindset of getting and moving towards your goals again</strong></p><p>40. Take lots of small risks that won't wipe you out if they fail but will force you to grow and flourish</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">41. Learn to apply the principles of 6 Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Total Preventive Maintenance, and Total Quality Management – to achieve more with less</strong></p><p><span>42. Eliminate unnecessary avoidable risks, distractions<br></span><span>43.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Focus on the most important priorities of life – which unfortunately people don't realize till they are in their 50s, 60s and few even later </b><span>–like happiness, relationship, relaxation, fun, love, good close meaningful relationships etc.<br></span><span>44.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Earn money, save money to create wealth and gain power – BUT let all these be the means</b><span> to give you all that is given in the above sentence<br></span><span>45.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Change your perspective – as you grow – challenge your assumptions as well as those of expert</b><span> THROUGH informed arguments<br></span><span>46.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to deal with instances of failures through – having objective, open, flexible, blame and excuse free analysis</b><span> – to understand all the root causes; identifying all the near misses<br></span><span>47. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Then work strategically to create SOPs to reduce the likelihood of this specific failure</b><span> getting repeated and also to reduce its impact if and when it happens again<br></span><span>48. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to understand the numbers – especially the financial ones –</b><span> manage your cash flow dynamically and most prudently – avoid debt trap<br></span><span>49.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Seek out opportunities by taking advantage of situations where you have a much</b><span> greater upside potential than downside risk<br></span><span>50. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Don't undermine yourself and you qualities avoid selling cheap – identify and get</b><span> your worth BUT deliver better value<br></span><span>51. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to ask tough uncomfortable profound question</b><span> – of yourself, of experts and of situations<br></span><b data-redactor-tag="b">52. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to face the truth<br></b><span>53. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Focus on the achievement of goals</b><span> instead of getting stuck in perfectionism<br></span><span>54.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Think strategically – use all aspects of thinking</b><span> – critical, design, innovative, creative and other types<br></span><span>55.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to infer and interpret situation and circumstances</b><span> as well options judiciously<br></span><b data-redactor-tag="b">56. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to anticipate changes – question your perceptions<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">57. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Use technology to your best advantages<br></b><span>58. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Engage and surround yourself with the right people</b><span> – associate with only the best talent<br></span><span>59. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to manage stress in your life effectively</b><span> – by exposing yourself to controlled stress consciously and in a planned manner<br></span><span>60. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Consistently face your fears – learn to take small actions towards what scares you</b><span> YET can give you big dividends<br></span><b data-redactor-tag="b">61.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Develop entrepreneurship mindset<br></b><span>62.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Don't act on the advice of any person</b><span> who did not experience a long phase of struggle<br></span><span>63.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Expect stress, failures, and crashes</b><span> – in your life – stop expecting a life of virtually no disruptions<br></span><span>64.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Take small risks often -Embrace uncertainty, risk, failure, discomfort -intentionally inject stress into your life<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">65. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Build your self-awareness about your weaknesses and strengths and accept yourself<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">66. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Practice being who you are and live for what you love to do<br></b><span>67.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Never feel bad if you get mocked, rejected or criticized</b><span> – these are part of life growth process – use this feedback to identify your areas of opportunities, development and growth<br></span><span>68.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Develop an Antifragile Entrepreneur mindset</b><span> – to believe in the principle that if everything were consistent, proven, and complete, entrepreneurship could not exist – </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">AND then find ways to add unparalleled value to your customers and employees</b><span> - The Entrepreneurship is a disruption-seeking enterprise.<br></span><span>69. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Bootstrap everything you can with limited financial investment</b><span> (internal or external)<br></span><b data-redactor-tag="b">70.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Rapidly validate your idea -Increase your optionality</b><span> -Say yes to projects that abide by these guidelines -</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Better to have a 5% stake in 100 companies than a 100% stake in one<br></b><span>71.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Build an Antifragile Body put your heart through an antifragile routine </b><span>-run faster, slower, up hills, down hills, sprinting, walking, hiking, or other challenges – when your heart can no longer effectively predict what's going to happen next, so it adapts by building itself stronger and more resilient – find other ways to introduce chaos to your body, in controlled manner<br></span><span>72.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Build an Antifragile Workout Routine</b><span> – by optimizing the time you spend on quadrant two of not urgent BUT important activities<br></span><span>73. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Build an Antifragile diet</b><span> - introduce variations into your diet - keeping your stomach guessing too<br></span><b data-redactor-tag="b">74. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to practice emotional Antifragility in Relationships</b><span> -Focusing on several relationships results in low Antifragility – </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">instead focus on key relationships the most important ones and give your all to nurture them<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">75. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Embrace small stressors to create mental toughness<br></b><span>76.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Choosing to work at a large corporation introduces</b><span> fragility into your career -Working as an entrepreneur is Antifragile<br></span><span>77.</span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Seek Antifragile Situations Seek out situations where small failures are obvious </b><span>Break down your projects into smaller components<br></span><b data-redactor-tag="b">78. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn a skill by doing it and not being afraid to initially look bad<br></b><span>79. </span><b data-redactor-tag="b">Avoid over-committing<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">80. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Never get into action mode or start implementation - without testing your plans and seeking feedback<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">81. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Don't try to learn something just by reading instead of practicing it<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">82. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Focus on solutions rather on problems only<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">83.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Learn to use the available wisdom – instead of reinventing the wheel and wasting valuable time<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">84.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Sharpen your sense of witticism and intelligent sarcasm<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">85. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Sharpen and polish your sense of humor<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">86. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Invite diverse contributions, encourage healthy conflict<br></b><b data-redactor-tag="b">87. </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">Celebrate milestones along the way</b></p> <p><br></p><p><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">#healthycopingmechanism, #polishingcopingcapabilities, #upgradingcopingskills,</b> #Antifragility, #antifragile, #developingmentaltoughness, #overcomingadversitythroughantifragilemindset, #useantifragilitytoturnstressintomotivation, #<b data-redactor-tag="b">stressinoculation, #becomingantifragile, #</b>resilienceandantifragility, #buildingantifragilesystems, #thrivinggrowingflourishingthroughchaos, #growinginthetimesofdisruptionsandchaos <b data-redactor-tag="b"></b></p><p>Don't Just Survive, Thrive: The Ultimate Guide to Antifragility</p><p>Unlock Unbreakable You: The Power of Antifragility </p><p>Unlock Unbreakable You: The Ultimate Guide to Living an Antifragile Life</p><p>Thrive Under Pressure: 87 Ways to Live an Antifragile Life</p><p>From Fragile to Unbreakable: The Antifragile Life Blueprint </p><p>The Secret Weapon of High Performers: Why You Need Antifragility (Not Just Resilience) </p><p>The Antifragility Code: Unlock Unbreakable Resilience </p><p>87 Antifragility Hacks: Build Unbreakable Strength & Thrive Under Pressure</p><p>Tired of Breaking? 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