Tag: uncertainty

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As Benjamin Franklin said, “in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Uncertainty can feel quite overwhelming though, so it is important to find ways to make sense of it. Categorisation, heuristics and acknowledging ignorance are just three ways we suggest to move forward.

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Human beings are by nature future thinkers. As the American philosopher Dennett described, the human brain is “an anticipation machine” and “making future” is the most important thing it does. Planning for the future gives us a sense of agency and control in an uncertain world, but not all future planning is created equally.

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