Not a Snowflake: You Are Not Made of Sugar (And the Chaos Won't Kill You)

PRICE OF EVENT: 200 THB
About This Event
Drawing on the radical philosophy of Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Antifragile, The Black Swan), moderator and facilitator Dr. Stefan Rucman will dismantle the toxic myth of stability. Using the Antifragile Framework, this workshop moves beyond the futile grasp for control and the illusion of peace to instead weaponize disorder—swapping the weak goal of mere survival for the dominating power of Antifragility.
WARNING: This is not a "healing circle." There will be no toxic positivity, no "manifesting abundance," and absolutely no safe spaces.
Most personal development workshops sell you a lie: that the goal of life is Peace. They teach you to build walls ("boundaries") to keep the scary world out. They want you to be a delicate porcelain teacup—protected, fragile, and useless.
We believe the opposite. We believe Chaos is the Ultimate Leader.
In this 2-hour immersive workshop, we will deconstruct the modern obsession with safety and replace it with Antifragility. Based on the philosophy of Nassim Taleb (The Black Swan, Antifragile) and the physics of Entropy, we will teach you how to stop surviving stress and start eating it.

### What We Will Cover (The Curriculum)

1. The Triad of Existence
We will audit your life to see where you fall on the spectrum. Are you:

• Fragile: Like a vase. You break when life hits you (e.g., "My day is ruined because of traffic").
• Robust: Like a rock. You survive the hit, but you don't change. You just numb the pain.
• Antifragile: Like a muscle. You need the hit to grow. You are the Hydra—cut off one head, and two grow back.

2. The Science of "Hormesis"
Why "comfort" is killing you. Biology proves that systems without stress atrophy and die. We will show you how to inject "controlled chaos" into your career and relationships to trigger growth, rather than anxiety.
3. Strategy: The Barbell Method
Stop looking for "balance." Balance is mediocre. We will teach you the Barbell Strategy: How to be hyper-safe in some areas (Routine/Finance) so you can be hyper-dangerous in others (Creativity/Risk).
4. The "Via Negativa" (Improvement by Subtraction)
You don't need a new app, a new diet, or a new guru. We will perform a "Control Audit" to identify what you need to remove from your life. We don't add happiness; we subtract the things that make you fragile.

### The Experience

This is not a lecture. It is a psychological dojo.

• The Unfair Game: A psychological experiment in frustration tolerance.
• The Chaos Ritual: A visceral, physical exercise where we will write down our deepest needs for control—and then destroy them.
• The Audit: A brutal look at your "Circle of Control" vs. the "Divinity of Chaos."

### Who This Is For

• People tired of "soft" self-help that doesn't work in the real world.
• Entrepreneurs and Creatives who deal with uncertainty every day.
• Anyone who feels "stuck" trying to control an uncontrollable world.
• The "neurotic control freak" who is ready to retire from the job of being God.

### What You Will Leave With

You won't leave "peaceful." You will leave dangerous.
You will leave with a mindset that looks at a crisis and thinks: "Good. More fuel."

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### Agenda

• 12:00: Doors Open & "The Disruption" (Don't be late).
• 12:20: The Manifesto: Why Entropy is Winning.
• 12:40: Deep Dive: Antifragility & The Barbell Strategy.
• 13:15: The Chaos Ritual (Immersive Exercise).
• 13:45: Drinks, Debrief, and "Skin in the Game" Networking.

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### What to Bring

• A notebook (hardcover preferred).
• Clothing you can move in.
• Your fragility (so we can break it).

Price: 200 THB
Location: Hideaway
"Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire. You want to be the fire and wish for the wind."