Thx to @mssngpeces for sharing this @the99percent article today on Jonathan Fields new book - Uncertainty: Turning Fear & Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance.

Looks like it will press many of my fear, angst and uncertainty buttons. Ahhh we meet again, my old nemesis, self doubt. I know you will eat up my inner steely will up if I listen to your nagging whiney tones too closely… *places hands firmly over ears*

But thankfully:

It’s possible to effectively build “uncertainty scaffolding,” practices that allow you to do what you do (a) without ending up a psychotic mess, and (b) giving you access to an often untapped reservoir of creativity.

I wonder how sturdy my uncertainty scaffolding is? There are definitely days when I feel it swaying in the breeze, but it hasn’t toppled over quite yet. Perhaps as Jonathan Fields says I’ve trained myself into constructing it subconsciously.

For a far greater number of high-level creators, across all fields, the ability to be okay and even invite uncertainty in the name of creating bigger, better, cooler things is trained. Sometimes with great intention, other times without even realizing it.

Also, admittedly, I’m a sucker for the adrenaline kick that comes with not knowing what’s going to happen next.