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Seven ways to cope with uncertainty

Humans tend to crave certainty and usually do not do well when there is a high degree of uncertainty in their lives. Practice P2 asks Principled Innovators to navigate through uncertainty by gathering information and thinking through the various possible outcomes, yet it can still be difficult to live with ambiguous circumstances. This article from the Greater Good Science Center provides useful advice on how we can better manage uncertainty in our personal and professional lives.

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   Article

   10 minutes

   By: Greater Good Science Center

   K-12 educators | Lifelong learners


Making connections:

Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.

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