Why Catastrophizing Might Be The Healthiest Response To Fear - Simone Stolzoff - #79

Simone Stolzoff is a journalist, author, and TED speaker.What happens when the world gets more uncertain right as our tolerance for uncertainty keeps shrinking? Answers are a tap away, yet most people are more anxious and less equipped to sit with not knowing than ever before. So what's actually driving that gap, and how do you build the tolerance back?Expect to learn why our brains are biologically wired to treat uncertainty as a threat, the real story behind why Slack almost never existed, the difference between acute uncertainty and the ambient uncertainty we're all swimming in right now, why bracing for the worst might actually be a self-protective habit rather than a flaw, the two-by-two matrix for knowing where to actually spend your worry, why one-way door decisions and two-way door decisions require completely different thinking, how to build real trust in your future self's ability to handle whatever comes and much more…-Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL)Save on an amazing cold plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL)-Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast-Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE-Simone's Instagram: HERESimone's Website: HERE-0:00 Why Your Brain Treats Uncertainty As A Threat3:37 The Founder Who Killed His Own Hit Game To Build Slack7:36 Acute Vs. Ambient Uncertainty8:54 The Two Faces Of Low Tolerance: Hoarding Info Or Winging It10:09 Building Your Uncertainty Tolerance Like A Muscle14:29 The Two-By-Two Matrix For Where To Spend Your Worry15:19 Why Bracing For The Worst Might Be Self-Protective18:58 The World Is Getting More Uncertain, Faster20:50 The Job Offer That Wouldn't Let Simone Sleep26:19 Diversifying Your Identity Beyond Your Job32:02 Loneliness And The Shrinking Self35:57 The Explore-Exploit Trade-Off39:59 One-Way Doors Vs. Two-Way Doors46:57 Closing Questions