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How to Manage Unknowns?

I read two recent posts on BIZCATALYST 360° that triggered the idea of this post. It is about the mysterious unknowns and how to manage them.

Mendhi Audlin  asked in her post “What if we embrace the unknown “the following:

  • What if we could approach the unknowns in our own lives with eagerness and enthusiasm?
  • What if we celebrate the curiosity that leads us into uncharted territory?
  • What if all of our growth and expansion lives today in the realm of what we do not yet know?

The post of Allison Kenny titled” WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL SEPARATE?” she wrote in a reply comment to me:

There is a lot I do not know and things I do not get “right. “Therefore, I think a good balance of logic/reason/discernment and listening to our intuition and higher consciousness is important.

A metaphor the unknown

I rubbed my head to find a suitable metaphor to visualize the unknown to ease answering the afore-mentioned questions. I searched for a metaphor that is relevant, attractive, and leads to vivid imagination and curiosity.

The nearest metaphor that satisfied my question is getting to know an attractive woman who is unknown to me. What do I do in this case?

I recalled my memories and they jumped alive in front of my eyes. There was almost a risk of starting a conversation with an attractive woman that is completely unknown to me. She might turn me down, scorn me, and get angry with me and rejecting me.

There is also the element of attraction. As she attracted me, she also might find me attractive.

I needed to minimize the risks and enhance the attraction factor.

Risk minimization is possible by approaching her at the right time at the right place. Talking to her with her friends around might embarrass her and react angrily. Inspecting her body language helps too. Does she look fine and in good mood? If not then keep away from her.

Gathering some information about her before approaching her later if possible is a wise step. If I could find something that both of us like then I may approach her with a proper question that could be the seed to initiate her interest and encourage her to talk to me.

Approaching her from the right angle is another good step. Research shows that “humans tend to find that if the human eye is given an image it has never seen before, it will scan it with a fractal dimension of D = 1.5. Neither means that it moves randomly across the image, nor moves across it from one side to the other in an organized way. It rather moves in a “mid-fractal trajectory,” in a pattern of small and long jumps, so as to cover the whole image in the most efficient manner”. Therefore, the best way is to approach a girl from the side in keeping with how people see things. This way she may see the whole of you and feel relaxed.

Do you think that our complex world with so many known unknowns and known unknowns can best be dealt with if we consider them as the charming won’t that we find attractive but unknown to us? Please share your views.

Ali Anani
Ali Ananihttps://www.bebee.com/@ali-anani
My name is Ali Anani. I hold a Ph.D. from the University of East Anglia (UK, 1972) Since the early nineties I switched my interests to publish posts and presentations and e-books on different social media platforms.

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  1. Everyone, more or less, is afraid of the unknown. Fear of the unknown is a universal and intrinsic feeling, according to science it is one of the primary fears. Uncertainty is part of life: in principle we cannot predict events. Some of us are better able to cope with this emotion, evaluating or elaborating possible solutions. Others, however, are unable to overcome it and this causes an emotional block.
    But pretending to be safe is virtually impossible. Security doesn’t exist. It’s just a relative perception of things. What we can do to not be afraid of the unknown is to not obsess, accept the way things are and relax.
    To live in serenity and harmony, we must learn to let ourselves go and not to control everything that happens around us. The fear is dictated by the fact that we would like to know in advance what will happen but there is no machine of the future … at least not for now!
    I am not saying that wanting to control is negative. I’m just saying that if this feeling of control prevents us from enjoying life, maybe we should start dealing with it. The beauty of those who have overcome the fear of the unknown is that they live the present peacefully. By learning to turn negativity into positive and motivational thinking and to turn it into reality.

    • Hi Aldo- the key point in your outstanding comment for me is “What we can do to not be afraid of the unknown is to not obsess, accept the way things are and relax.”

      We should not only accept what we have no control of to enjoy the present. We should also remember that unpredictable future does not mean it shall unfold unpleasantly. To the contrary, it could carry amusement, lovely surprises and rewards.Its the negativity bias that makes us see the risk only and not the opportunities or surprises.

      Having said the above I find your concluding paragraph spot on ” The beauty of those who have overcome the fear of the unknown is that they live the present peacefully. By learning to turn negativity into positive and motivational thinking and to turn it into reality.

  2. With increasing known unknowns and unknown unknowns fear may sweep our hearts and paralyze us.
    But remember dear reader that fear and courage coexist and you need to find courage to balance your fear.

    The big question is how to achieve this? The post offers a visual metaphor that helps you find this balance between fear and courage and ways to reduce the risks of the unknowns.

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