Sustainable Career
Antifragile Career: 10 ways to make your profession sustainable
If there is one thing inevitable in this world, it is change. The world around us has changed drastically over the last few years. There was the pandemic that brought the world to a halt, combined with global political, civil, and economic crises. As businesses and employment stand in an unprecedented precarious situation, now is a better time than ever to consider the alternatives as an employee. What should be the game plan? And what should be the next move in it? Let’s talk about some effective and practical ways to make your career antifrgile and sustainable.
An Antifragile or Sustainable Career: The Next Step in Career Progression
The concept of antifragility was first developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder”. Long story short, Taleb talked about the idea that change is inevitable. What matters is how we deal with the change.
Typically there are two ways to deal with change. Either through resilience or through developing robustness. But none of these actually helps a person to prepare for change. Rather they are simple coping mechanisms.
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And that is where antifragility is different. Antifragility aims to minimize the damage caused by change as well as help a person gain experience and knowledge from the change.
The concept applies to career progression as well. We often think that a job loss is a negative change. However, it can be a learning opportunity to introspect and develop the expertise that might be lacking. This way a job loss won’t be a setback. Rather with an antifragile mindset, it will be an opportunity to make a stronger comeback.
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