Uncertainty
And what to do about it...
- Let your guard down with others
- Get "in touch" with what you feel
- Name the uncertainties
- Express them to your friends
Talk about it
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
– The Serenity Prayer
Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own . . .”
– The Serenity Prayer
– Epictetus, Discourses, 2.5.4–5
- Things won’t always go as planned
- Unexpected events will blindside you
- You will experience disappointment and rejection
Tolerance
The Stockdale Paradox
Those who believe they will be saved by a certain date/event/thing/person and are oblivious to the current state
1
Optimist
Those who believe that they will never be saved and who look at the horrible daily things as their future
2
Pessimist
Those who maintain faith that you can/will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties. And at the same time confront the (brutal) facts of reality.
3
Realists
Adventure
A thing defined by uncertain outcome