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What does it mean?
Uncertainty is the only constant you can count on in life.
In plain terms
You can always count on not knowing what will happen.
What can you take from it?
Accept uncertainty as a guaranteed part of life.

Where it applies

  • decision making
  • planning
  • coping

Putting it to work

  • plan for flexibility
  • embrace unknowns

Questions to consider

  • How do you cope with the unknown?
  • Is certainty possible?

Another view

Some domains like math offer certainty.

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