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Arch Med Fam 2020; 22 (3)

How to deal with the uncertainty of the black swan called Covid-19? Teachings of Taleb and Churchill

Levites M, Craice BMA, González BP

Language: Portugués
References: 16
Page: 123-133
PDF size: 164.56 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The spread of the new coronavirus at pandemic levels hit the world like a bomb and resulted in the death of many people and the need of different degrees of social isolation for most of the world population. The question is: how to deal with this situation? To answer this question, we evoke the concept of antifragility, characteristic of people who are positively -stimulated by the challenges that arise, which leads them to work constructively and creatively in times of crisis. This ability is behind everything that changes over time and should not be different concerning the coronavirus. In this article, we put some examples that illustrate antifragility and represent sources of inspiration so that we can potentialize our best capabilities and move forward, even though all these considerations are being made at the time of the pandemic and that we, as doctors working in the trench, can be victims of the virus.


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