In 'Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure', Maggie Jackson challenges the conventional view of uncertainty as a flaw and instead presents it as a crucial mindset for navigating complex crises. The book, based on extensive research and interviews, highlights how uncertainty can foster creativity, curiosity, adaptability, and resilience. Jackson examines various domains, including laboratories, political campaigns, and artificial intelligence, to illustrate the positive impact of embracing uncertainty. The book argues that uncertainty is not a hindrance but a necessary component for incisive thinking and day-to-day flourishing in an unpredictable world.
It may be hard to think about "uncertainty" as a good things right now, but hear me out.
Certain words keep coming up in this curiosity context: exploration, innovation, creativity, trust-building, learning -- and uncertainty.
Not the "uncertainty" of the world today--which feels very heavy right now--but the "uncertainty" of allowing room for new thoughts...
And along comes Maggie Jackson, award-winning author and journalist, with a best-selling, thought-provoking and profoundly timely book on the power and potential of our own uncertainty.
Maggie wrote in a New York Times guest essay earlier this year, “We should rethink our outdated notions of not-knowing as weakness, and instead discover this mindset as a strength.”
So, of course, my mind goes to choosing to be curious.
Discover more about Maggie Jackson: https://www.maggie-jackson.com
Theme music by Sean Balick; “Uncertain Ground” by Duck Lake, via Blue Dot Sessions.
Choose to be Curious 