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Why are we so obsessed with knowing?

Why are we so obsessed with knowing?

Even when there's no way to know

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Jerine Nicole
May 17, 2021
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Hi friends and new subscribers,

This week, I held my very first accountability call with the peeps in Creator Sandbox. It’s a small group where we can grow together as new creators. It was fun.

And after one call, people have already published this week.

So that’s an amazing result.

On the other hand, I’ve been feeling a lot of confusion these days. It stems from overthinking, thinking that there’s a right or wrong path in this whole journey.

“Which path should I take? Which decision will I be happy with?”

But in reality, there’s no way to know.

And frankly, those questions aren’t as helpful as we might think.

Obsessing About Knowing

As humans, we’re obsessed with knowing. Knowing what will happen to us if we pick a specific thing. In other words, we want to be sure.

That’s the main reason most people don’t take risks, or that we stay in a stable job because at least we know exactly what will happen. It gives us comfort.

And it’s not a bad thing.

But when you jump into the crazy world of the Inte…

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