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The Fear of the Unknown

How To Live With Uncertainty: Being Creative

Getting creative is a way to be comfortable with anxiety.
Building something from scratch, even if it is just an attempt at painting something on a blank canvas, requires a strength to work with the unknown.
A creative life full of deep dives into the unknown is more of an adventure where risk and uncertainty end up further enhancing one’s creativity.

We need to embrace the unknown as an untapped spring of opportunity.

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Rethinking Fear

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Fear is a state no one wants to embrace, yet for many of us it's the background music to our lives. But by making friends with fear and understanding why it exists, we can become less vulnerable to harm-and less afraid. Read on to learn a better approach to fear.

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“We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.”

Seneca

Being afraid won't keep us safe

We misunderstand the value of fear when we think that being constantly hypervigilant will keep us safe.

Being afraid all the time doesn’t keep danger away from us. Instead, we need to learn to recognize key signals that could predict risk, in order to actually feel calmer and safer.

Picking up the real signals

When we walk around terrified all the time, we can’t pick out the signal from the noise.

If you’re constantly scared, you can’t correctly notice when there is something genuine to fear. True fear is a momentary signal, not an ongoing state.

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

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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

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

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"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

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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...