Thank you for this reminder. It's easy to get lost in the gushing river of confidence because it's what sells. You're helping me realize that the more uncertain our landscape is, the more we latch on to those who seem to have a grip on what's going on. Our brains need it for comfort.
Which means, we have to be willing to sit with discomfort as the landscape gets more and more uncertain.
I wasn’t consciously thinking about this when I was writing, but now I see it was probably in the back of my mind. I just finished rewatching The Leftovers, which is a great show about dealing with not being able to know. It also made use of this great Iris Dement song: https://youtu.be/nlaoR5m4L80?si=TfqLPFsGOGKZG_aO
Long way of saying, I feel you! It’s intellectually challenging but also emotionally challenging to not grasp at knowing!
Thank you for this reminder. It's easy to get lost in the gushing river of confidence because it's what sells. You're helping me realize that the more uncertain our landscape is, the more we latch on to those who seem to have a grip on what's going on. Our brains need it for comfort.
Which means, we have to be willing to sit with discomfort as the landscape gets more and more uncertain.
I wasn’t consciously thinking about this when I was writing, but now I see it was probably in the back of my mind. I just finished rewatching The Leftovers, which is a great show about dealing with not being able to know. It also made use of this great Iris Dement song: https://youtu.be/nlaoR5m4L80?si=TfqLPFsGOGKZG_aO
Long way of saying, I feel you! It’s intellectually challenging but also emotionally challenging to not grasp at knowing!