Juxtaposition
"We are wired from birth to want answers and hard data. Uncertainty is okay, as long as it exists in someone else's life or we don't have to do anything about it. But as soon as we're challenged to own it and then act in the face of it, with rare exceptions we run from it. Because running at it terrifies us. We're scared of the discomfort that comes with opening doors without knowing what's behind them. Scared of being judged if it's a monster. Scared of having to pick up the pieces and rebuild if we go to zero. Even scared of hitting the jackpot. And beyond the fear, we just plain hate the persistent anxiety that rides along with continually leaning into the unknown. Without intervention, we experience it as anywhere from discomfort to outright suffering. "The problem is, if you strive to create anything--be it a book, a business, a blog, a collection, a body of work, or a career that is defined by brilliance--uncertainty, risk o...