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SKILL #3 EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY
When we don’t know something, we tend to fill in the blanks, often with garbage assumptions. Why?
Many of us would rather be unhappy than uncertain and this is certainty true in our hobby!
Garbage assumptions can take many forms, all infusing themselves into the inner monologue of the overthinker. Cable directionality, microphony in fuses, mains purity / impurity / pondering if PRaT is a reality and if so … why can’t I hear it? Familiar?
I read that Buddhist chaplain taught how to handle uncertainty. His teachings were described by an acronym: OAR.
O: Observe uncertainty, don’t overreact to it.
A: Acknowledge the presence of uncertainty of system perfection and accept that impermanence is inevitable.
R: Realize that uncertainty brings benefits, such as listening to music and speech in new and previously undiscovered ways.
Thank you
Finally ... I am indebted to Scott Mautz for the stimulus for this series. Thank you Scott.
