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7 strategies to help you live with uncertainty
Living With Uncertainty
Humans want to be certain about the future, as our mind perceives uncertainty and ambiguity as a problem. Our resistance to uncertainty is a cause of anxiety and worry.
We have to learn to live with ambiguity and insecurity in life, and need to accept the reality of things being out of control.
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The Karpman Drama Triangle
The Karpman Drama Triangle was developed in 1968 by psychologist Stephen Karpman in order to exhibit our dysfunctional behavior towards interpersonal drama.
He recognized the feelings of entertainment and addiction towards conflicts despite of its harmful effects to our mental health. There are three roles in a conflict:
- The victim
- The persecutor
- The rescuer.
Dysfunctional Roles In A Relationship
- The Victim: While they are not the actual victims, they are the ones who often feel oppressed and victimized. They are self-pitying and act helpless most of the time.
- The Persecutor: Is made out to be controlling and critical by the victims. However, when we do take up this role we are often angry, rigid, and have feelings of superiority.
- The Rescuer: They are known as the enablers; they don't actually help the victims because they keep the victims stuck in their roles.
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Meta-Skills
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Skills And Meta-Skills
Skills are temporary; meta-skills are permanent.
Learning a second language gives you a skill, a learned ability. A meta-skill, on the other hand, is your ability to learn new languages. Developing that meta-skill, makes it easier to learn a third or a fourth tongue.
Alvin Toffler
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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...