UNCERTAINTY: The Surprising Power of Being Unsure

The Next Big Idea

Next Big Idea Club

Self-improvement, Arts, Books, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 6 June 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Could embracing uncertainty be the key to thriving in our age of unpredictability? That's the premise of Maggie Jackson's new book, "Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure," which was chosen by our curators — Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — as one of the year's best works of nonfiction. Maggie sat down with our co-founder Panio Gianopoulos to discuss how mastering the art of being unsure can fuel leadership, deepen relationships, and inspire creativity. Host: Panio Gianopoulos Guest: Maggie Jackson *The Next Big Idea Club* We all know that reading is the best investment we can make in ourselves. But figuring out what to read — well, that's another matter. Which is why we started the Next Big Idea Club. We get the best new books (as chosen by our friends Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink) into the hands of curious people. Like you! Join us today at nextbigideaclub.com

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0:00.0	LinkedIn presents.
0:05.0	I'm Rufus Griskam and I'm Panio Gianopolis.
0:08.0	And this is the next big idea.
0:11.0	Today, the wisdom and wonder of being uncertain. Panio, I think it may make sense to share with listeners up front that your
0:37.1	guest today, Maggie Jackson, has a special distinction. Her new book,
0:41.7	uncertain, was one of two selected for this season of the Next Big Idea Club.
0:46.8	Now, there are probably folks listening who don't really know what that means, what our process is and how it works. Do you want to share?
0:54.0	Let me take you into the kitchen. I'll show you how the dishes are made.
0:57.0	All right. So there are three steps. First, I scout hundreds of upcoming non-fiction books and from among those I picked the top
1:04.5	20 to 30 that I think merit special attention so these are our monthly must reads and
1:09.4	I think it's worth noting that the publishers and editors and
1:13.0	publicists and authors campaign to have their books
1:15.8	recognize like this is a bit this is a pretty big deal.
1:18.0	They do in fact the people at the post office
1:20.3	know me very well by name because every day I go and I get stacks and stacks of
1:25.2	packages. Yeah they're all campaigning for this distinction and then what happens?
1:29.4	Well then every three months our curators choose eight finalists from among those must reads.
1:34.8	And by the way our curators for those who haven't been paying close attention are Malcolm Gladwell,
1:39.5	Adam Grant, Susan Kane and Daniel Pink.
1:42.3	Right, heavy hitters.
1:44.0	So I've scouted hundreds of books.
1:45.6	The curators have narrowed it down to a list of eight,
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