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know. How can we prove that what we believe is true? In most cases, we
can’t.
In reality, even many of the things we think of as hard facts aren’t. They’re
half-truths. They’re assumptions. They’re misinterpretations. They’re
guesses. They’re based on cognitive biases, faulty information, or
conditioning. Use science as an example. What we believed 5, 10 or 20 years
ago has since been disproved. We have made radical leaps in understanding
and those leaps are continuing every day. What we know today will one day
be looked upon as archaic and outdated. Consider those same limits of
understanding are everywhere in your life.
If we can’t even be certain about what we “know” today, how can we know
what will happen tomorrow?
As you’ve probably noticed, when you do try to stay in your comfort zone,
you never truly feel comfortable. There’s always that nagging feeling that
you could be doing more. There’s always that desire for a life that’s better
than the one you have now.
The more we try to stay comfortable today, the more uncomfortable we’ll be
tomorrow. There really is no destination, there is only exploring, exploring
and exploring.
STEP FORWARD AND BE JUDGED
Like plenty of other things in our lives, part of our aversion to uncertainty
comes from our fear of being judged by others. We are, in a very real way,
afraid of what the tribe thinks and the prospect of being thrown out into the
mystery and uncertainty of the wild.
If we put ourselves in uncomfortable situations, maybe we’ll look awkward.
People will think we’re “weird”. If we push our limits and try to achieve new
things, maybe we’ll fail. People will think we’re a “failure”.
“If you want to improve, be content to be thought
foolish and stupid”