The Uncertainty Mindset 2019-2020

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#44: The long view

vaughn2nd January 2021 at 3:33pm

This issue is about how taking a long-term view of things is essential, but zooming out like this also makes it easier to delude ourselves that 1) the future is fundamentally knowable and that 2) our actions should be guided by the risk mindset. Coronatime provides a much-needed opportunity to break free from this delusion and develop the uncertainty mindset.

You can find it here: #44: The long view