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How To Embrace Uncertainty
It’s more apparent than ever; people hate uncertainty.
My son was wafting at the love bugs that breed this time of year. He intended to smash them.
“Be gentle, dude, there’s no reason to kill them,” I remarked. He looked up at me with the childlike glare and said: “I hate them.”
“Ahh, come on, Noah, hate is a strong word for such a small bug. How about they’re annoying?”
He muttered hate a few more times but soon forgot about the bugs for some dirt.
You may not hate love bugs like my son, but if you’re like most, you hate uncertainty.
“Just as the embrace of uncertainty leads to progress, progress itself generates uncertainty, as one discovery calls into question the other.” -Varol, Ozan. Think Like a Rocket Scientist
When you’re uncertain, ask yourself, what’s the worst-case scenario? How likely is it to occur, based on what I know today?
When you’re uncertain, you fixate on the worst-case scenario while not giving it any deep thought.
