832 Master Uncertainty with Simone Stolzoff
The Terri Cole Show
Terri Cole
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever found yourself paralyzed by a major life decision, desperately wishing you just had the right answer?
In this episode of the show, I sit down with author and journalist Simone Stolzoff to dive into a topic we all struggle with: our deep aversion to the unknown. Simone shares the inspiration behind his latest book, How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers, and breaks down how our hyper-connected world has ruined our ability to sit with ambiguity.
If you're tired of overthinking, catastrophizing, or trying to control the future, this episode is exactly what you need to expand your window of tolerance and reclaim your peace.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there and welcome to this episode of the Terry Cole Show. I just had the most interesting |
| 0:06.0 | conversation with a fascinating author talking about the unknown, talking about uncertainty. |
| 0:16.6 | And wow, how much is human beings? We really do not like it. And his name is Simone Stalsoff. He's an author and a journalist. And he explores sort of the big questions about work and meaning and identity. But this book is called How to Not Know, the Value of Uncertainty in the World that Demands |
| 0:38.8 | Answers. And it's just his take on it is so interesting. And I asked him questions about |
| 0:46.2 | how can we build our tolerance for more uncertainty, right? How can we expand that window of tolerance? |
| 0:55.9 | Because the way we live in the world, |
| 0:58.0 | like we have everything as instantaneous answers and all of those things. |
| 1:01.4 | And yet, obviously the future is unknowable. |
| 1:05.6 | And there's a difference between tolerating uncertainty |
| 1:08.4 | and sort of tapping into the power of uncertainty. And that is what |
| 1:14.1 | we are talking about in this episode of The Terracuse show. So I hope that you enjoy it as much as |
| 1:20.2 | I enjoyed interviewing Simone. This is the Terry Cole show, and as you might have guessed, I'm your host, Terry Cole. |
| 1:37.7 | For over two decades, I've been a licensed psychotherapist, love and boundaries expert, |
| 1:42.5 | and I'm also the founder of the Real Love Revolution |
| 1:45.0 | and Boundary Boot Camp. On this show, I'll bring you simple strategies based on practical |
| 1:50.0 | psychology, inspiring expert interviews, and my own insights and observations from my time |
| 1:55.9 | on the front lines in the fascinating world of entertainment, empowerment, and mental health. |
| 2:01.3 | Now, let's get going with today's episode. |
| 2:11.3 | I'm so excited to welcome Simone Stoles off to the Terry Cole show. |
| 2:17.0 | Simone, welcome. Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here. |
| 2:21.0 | Indeed, indeed. So, so many things to discuss in today's episode. I want to start, though, from the |
| 2:28.2 | beginning of all of us do what we do for really specific reasons in life, what you end up writing about, the books you end up writing. |
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