Coburn Ventures Podcast #89: Handling Periods of Heightened Uncertainty with Matt Wallaert
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Mar 3, 2022 Matt Wallaert, a behavioral scientist specializing in uncertainty, discusses strategies for navigating turbulent times. He explores how heightened uncertainty impacts decision-making and productivity, likening emotional struggles to drowning. Wallaert emphasizes the importance of proactive resilience, clear communication, and community support in fostering organizational health. He shares insights into how individuals can adapt to chaos and find a sense of normalcy even in conflict, offering hope for improving our roles as leaders and community members.
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Brain's Homeostasis to Uncertainty
- Humans are acclimation machines that tune out constant low-level uncertainty as a baseline homeostasis.
- When uncertainty breaches our coping threshold, we suddenly perceive the full stress and risk drowning emotionally.
Managing Emotional Flooding
- Emotional flooding or paralysis occurs when stress exceeds our coping capacity, leading to mental paralysis.
- Preventing this requires both anticipating stress to act early and preparing for failure to manage overwhelm when it occurs.
Balance Prevention and Resilience
- Balance energy between preventing stress from overwhelming you and building skills to cope when it inevitably happens.
- Avoid obsessing only on control or only on damage control; cultivate resilience through both prevention and recovery.