The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown

The most resilient people in the face of uncertainty—the ones who feel the least anxiety, the ones who are more likely to take the most worthwhile risks, the ones who get back on the horse when they get knocked off—adopt the perspective that the goal of life is internal and that the results are partly outside their control.

Watch Gabe Polsky’s documentary In Search of Greatness

“Parents teach their children to live their dreams by living their own dreams.”

Living “as if” also turns out to be an important tool for innovators creating new industries.

Seelig says that luck is like the wind—although we can’t control it, we can build a sail to catch it.

Adjacent possibles can also reveal themselves when we ask what’s missing.

We don’t control magic, but we can make more room for it. Paying attention like an artist increases our chances for serendipity and inspiration.

Seeking magic (serendipity, good luck) starts by sharpening your senses, increasing your awareness, and opening yourself up to conversations and situations where magic can happen.

cultivate the garden.