Today's uncertainties

The technology and the Internet are making the world evolve at a dizzying rate. The time to live quietly, without changes and having everything under control at all times, is over.

You can live peacefully, but in order to accomplish it, you have to learn to accept and embrace all the uncertainty that surrounds you.

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7 Ways to Deal with Uncertainty So You Can Be Happier and Less Anxious

"Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security." ~John Allen Paulos In three weeks, my boyfriend and I might move from the Bay area to LA, or we might move in here with roommates if he decides not pursue a film career.

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How to embrace an uncertain future

Replace expectations with plans. You can guide your tomorrow, but you can’t control the exact outcome.
Prepare for different possibilities.
Become a feeling ob...

Jasper Asghar

@jasper791

Planning Your Future Is Pointless. The How And Why Of Embracing Uncertainty

Wondering what the future holds is a tough question at any age. Instead of trying to figure it all out, get comfortable with the discomfort of uncertainty.

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You can’t figure out the future

Life doesn’t really go according to plan; yes, some people will do exactly what they set out to do, but you never know if you’re one of those.

So if you can’t control the future, focus o...

Getting comfortable with discomfort

The best things in life will most likely be hard, and if you spend your life avoiding discomfort, you’ll miss out.

One of the most important skills you can develop is being okay with a degree of discomfort. If you get good at this, you can do anything.

Thriving in uncertainty

If you can accept uncertainty, you’ll be open to many more opportunities.

If you’re afraid of uncertainty, you’ll skip starting a business, for example. You can’t really know for sure how things will turn out, and so if you have this need to control the outcome, you’ll avoid great opportunities.

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5 Things You Should Do Today to Manage Uncertainty in Business

A consistent finding in psychology is that people don't like uncertainty or risk. It's called Risk Aversion, and we all have it to some degree. To be fair, we are not risk averse all the time. We also enjoy risky behavior, like gambling, smoking, or playing fast and loose with food expiration dates.

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Manage uncertainty and its related risk

Control the “controllable.” Certainty is vital in business, but also elusive.
How people cope starts with their attitude. Where there is change, there is opportunity.&nbs...

Unhealthy Ways to Deal with Uncertainty

Throw up your hands and give up. Then risking it all on the next big move for the company. Learn to fail faster - take lots of smaller risks instead of one big one and get feedback quickly.
Not wanting to make a decision at all because of fear of failure. Learning from failure is a valuable part of your education. If you make a couple of mistakes but outweigh those blunders with successes, you are okay.

Changing How We Evaluate Success with Decisions

... is critical in uncertainty. We too often judge people by the outcomes of the decisions instead of on the process that was used to reach them.

However, isn’t it better if people had an unfortunate result and a great process than someone who had a successful outcome but flipped a coin to get there?

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