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An Uncertain Future Requires Uncertain Prediction Skills

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68% Informative

Many people face insecurity at a personal level, particularly the younger generations.

We might as well face up to uncertainty and turn it into an opportunity, says Andrew Keen .

Keen: Don’t just make a guess as to what will happen. Instead, embrace uncertainty, embrace it as an opportunity. Think Fast and Slow about uncertainty.

Oliver Cromwell's 'Cromwell’s Rule’ means that you should think like a fox, and at all times have the humility to think it possible you may be mistaken.

By entertaining a small probability of being wrong, you can rapidly adapt to surprising new information.

Lucky’ people exploit opportunities and are resilient to things going wrong.

VR Score

64

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58

Neutral language

52

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

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long-living

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