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what is a healthy way to deal with uncertainty?

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what is a healthy way to deal with uncertainty?
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RE: what is a healthy way to deal with uncertainty?
April 18, 2013 at 8:44 pm (This post was last modified: April 18, 2013 at 8:45 pm by My imaginary friend is GOD.)
What you're dealing with is called impact bias. Everyone has this bias. It means that we overestimate how important the outcomes of things the future are going to be. Nothing's going to happen that you can't cope with. So just knowing that relaxes me a little.
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RE: what is a healthy way to deal with uncertainty? - by My imaginary friend is GOD - April 18, 2013 at 8:44 pm

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