Chapter 10

A New Mental Model

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Thriving during chaos requires rewiring how we think about stability, risk, and opportunity. Most of us are conditioned to see disruption as threat. This book will teach you to see it as a revelation—a moment when artificial barriers fall and new possibilities emerge.

This isn't about becoming reckless or abandoning prudent planning. It's about developing what we call "antifragile thinking"—becoming stronger under stress rather than merely surviving it. Like a muscle that grows through resistance, your ability to navigate uncertainty improves with practice.

The mental shift involves several key changes:

From Prediction to Preparation: Stop trying to predict exactly what will happen. Instead, build capacity to respond effectively to whatever does happen.

From Protection to Production: Don't just defend what you have. Create new value that transcends current circumstances.

From Competition to Cooperation: In chaos, zero-sum thinking fails. The biggest opportunities come from creating positive-sum solutions.

From Perfection to Progress: Launch minimum viable solutions and improve them rather than waiting for perfect conditions.