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Jorm Sangsorn/Getty ImagesExpert knowledge is useful for problem-solving. So is adapting to new challenges. One of the things that human beings seem to fear is uncertainty. Most of us like to know things, and when we don’t know things, we get uncomfortable. And when we’re forced to face the unknown, our response is often to retreat into old ideas and routines.
Why is that? What’s so unnerving about ambiguity?
Maggie Jackson is a journalist and the author of a delightful new book called Uncertain: The Wisdom
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