The Uncertainty Mindset 2019-2020

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FULL LIST OF ISSUES

Vaughn Tan5th January 2021 at 10:57pm

Summaries link to pages on this site; full issues link to pages on Substack.

  1. Varieties of the unknown: summary | full issue
  2. Degrees of freedom: summary | full issue
  3. Reality mining: summary | full issue
  4. Strategic uncertainty: summary | full issue
  5. Cool-climate oceanside: summary | full issue
  6. Stacking the deck: summary | full issue
  7. A living order: summary | full issue
  8. voluntary uncertainty: summary | full issue
  9. Tradeoffs: summary | full issue
  10. Time for a change: summary | full issue
  11. Productive discomfort: summary | full issue
  12. True diversity: summary | full issue
  13. Revelation and discovery: summary | full issue
  14. A time and place for everything: summary | full issue
  15. Maintenance by design: summary | full issue
  16. Working for an uncertain future: summary | full issue
  17. Boris: summary | full issue
  18. Coronavirus: summary | full issue
  19. Unreasonable measures: summary | full issue
  20. Being prepared: summary | full issue
  21. The consequences of inaction: summary | full issue
  22. The uncertainty of poultry: summary | full issue
  23. Undeniable uncertainty: summary | full issue
  24. Building capacity: summary | full issue
  25. A succession of new normals: summary | full issue
  26. Resilience: summary | full issue
  27. Ambient uncertainty, Part 1: summary | full issue
  28. Ambient uncertainty, Part 2: summary | full issue
  29. Ambient uncertainty, Part 3: summary | full issue
  30. Fear of failure: summary | full issue
  31. Alternative sociality: summary | full issue
  32. Missing the point: summary | full issue
  33. Preference uncertainty: summary | full issue
  34. The difficulties of not-knowing: summary | full issue
  35. Patterning, herding, programming: summary | full issue
  36. Ready for the unexpected: summary | full issue
  37. Open space: summary | full issue
  38. Agathonicity: summary | full issue
  39. Remove the plow and hive: summary | full issue
  40. Trials and tribulations: summary | full issue
  41. Surrendering control: summary | full issue
  42. Room for discovery: summary | full issue
  43. A new market of ideas: summary | full issue
  44. The long view: summary | full issue
  45. Civilization is weightless: summary | full issue
  46. Removing buildup: summary | full issue
  47. Industrial unpredictability: summary | full issue
  48. How to design remote work: summary | full issue
  49. The work of uncertainty: summary | full issue
  50. Leaving money on the table: summary | full issue
  51. The sensible approach: summary | full issue
  52. A year and change: summary | full issue

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