“Economic life should be definancialised. We should learn not to use markets as storehouses of value: they do not harbour the certainties that normal citizens require. Citizens should experience anxiety about their own businesses (which they control), not their investments (which they do not control).” ShouldUseValuesEconomicCitizensNormalAnxietyInvestmentCertaintyOwn BusinessHarbour Author:Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Existential anxiety of doubt drives the person toward the creation of certitude of systems of meaning, which are supported by tradition and authority. Neurotic anxiety builds a narrow castle of certitude which can be defended with the utmost certainty.” PersonsDoubtCreationAuthorityAnxietyTraditionCertaintyExistentialCastlesNeuroticCertitude Author:Paul Tillich
“You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith.” MomentsDoubtLonelinessAnxietyCertaintyBrida Author:Paulo Coelho
“Let no youth have any anxiety about the upshot of his education, whatever the line of it may be. If he keep faithfully busy each hour of the working-day, he may safely leave the result to itself. He can with perfect certainty count on waking up some fine morning to find himself one of the competent ones of his generation.” IfsInspirationalMayHoursLinesPerfectResultsEducationMorningGenerationsYouthFineAnxietyWake UpBusyCertaintyWakingCompetent Book:The Principles of Psychology Source: The Principles of Psychology
“When we find our core certainty within, then we no longer look for certainty outside. The unfathomable nature of the ever-changing world ceases to be a source of anxiety and instead is a source of joy and adventure.” WorldLooksJoyAdventureSourceAnxietyCoreCeaseCertaintyUnfathomable Author:Deepak Chopra
“...the reason for [this age's] anxiety and unrest is because in one direction, 'truth' increases in scope and quantity - via science and technology - while in the other, certainty and confidence steadily decline. Our age is a master in developing truths while being wholly indifferent to certitude. It lacks confidence in the good.” ReasonAgeChristianTechnologyMastersAnxietyIncreaseCertaintyDevelopingOrthodoxQuantityDeclineIndifferentScopeOrthodox ChristianScience And TechnologyOne DirectionUnrestCertitude Author:Soren Kierkegaard
“They say, "Look before you leap." So look. But do not look for too long. Do not look into the void of uncertainty trying to predict each and every possible outcome, to evaluate every possible mistake, to prevent each possible failure. Look for the opportunity to leap, and leap faster than your fear can grab you. Leap before you talk yourself out of it, before you convince yourself to set up a temporary camp that turns into a permanent delay on your journey into your own heart.” OpportunityFearCourageAnxietyBraveryCertaintyUncertaintyProcrastinationOverthinking Author:Vironika Tugaleva