Uncertainty

Coping With Economic Uncertainty

Noah Kass | Posted 04.27.2012

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Noah Kass

Collective anxiety and increased tension go hand in hand with uncertainty. When individuals experience stress, they can slip into patterns of irrational behavior or thinking, rapid mood swings and highly unpredictable feelings.

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Five Ways to Stay Focused During Times of Uncertainty

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 04.18.2012

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Lisa Earle McLeod

You can be productive, happy and successful today, even if you don't know for sure what's going to happen tomorrow.

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How to Handle What's Out of Your Control

Gabrielle Bernstein | Posted 04.12.2012

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Gabrielle Bernstein

Do you try to control situations in your life? In this vlog, I offer practical tools and spiritual solutions for how to handle situations that are out of your control.

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The Gift Of Uncertainty

Tom Morris | Posted 04.17.2012

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Tom Morris

If everything in life was laid out and known in advance, if everything was already understood and nailed down, static and immobile and sure, then there could be no novelty or pleasant surprises. There would be no room at all for creativity, originality, innovation, or adventure.

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Uncertainty and the Rewards of Discovery

Lorie Karnath | Posted 03.16.2012

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Lorie Karnath

For many, risk is viewed solely as a threat, to be avoided, but to steer clear of risk also means that one eludes the opportunities that risk engenders.

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Jason Linkins

Do The People The GOP Claims To Worry About Even Exist?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.11.2011

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Back in September, our own Christina Wilkie teamed up with Shawn Alff of Creative Loafing to talk with some small-business owners in the Tampa, Fla., ...

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Try These Tips To Boost Financial Happiness

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 12.06.2011

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What separates people who are optimistic and positive about their finances from those who aren't? One key factor is a sense of control, according to a...

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Zach Carter

Debunking The GOP's 'Uncertainty' Economic Argument

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 11.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- With the economy in a slump for nearly four years, corporate executives and conservative politicians have repeatedly invoked "uncertaint...

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Why the Economic 'Uncertainty' Line Is Shovel-Ready Nonsense

Jared Bernstein | Posted 11.28.2011

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Jared Bernstein

While conservative politicians are busy jamming their perennial tax cut/deregulate agenda into the current economic context, the thing that businesses are truly uncertain about is when they're going to start seeing some customers again.

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Republicans: US CEOs Are Wimpy, Girly-Men; Obstacles to Growth. Question: Has Corporate Welfare Made Them Lazy?

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.26.2011

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Paul Abrams

Listening to Republicans, it appears as if America's major affliction is a generation of wimpy, girly-men CEOs.

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Jason Linkins

The Mythology Of Economic 'Uncertainty'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.24.2011

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Why can't America have some jobs? Lawmakers tell a story, which your Beltway media regurgitate, and it goes a little something like this: We can't have jobs until banks start lending money to support the productive side of the American economy. Why won't they start lending? Oh, you know... uncertainty! And it's caused by many things: the debt ceiling deal, the unknown future of the Bush-era tax cuts, the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd-Frank legislation. And all the onerous regulation the White House wants to add! You'd think the financial collapse occurred in some sort of loose regulatory environment, where Wall Street was permitted to police itself, or something!

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Friday Talking Points -- Phony Vacation Outrage

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.19.2011

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Chris Weigant

President Obama is on vacation. This fact is being subject to ridicule from Republicans, and their enablers in the media. Which has prompted me to -- in the fashion of Bill Maher -- come up with a New Rule.

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Friday Talking Points -- Corporations Are People, Mitt?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.12.2011

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Chris Weigant

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the Iowa straw poll is meaningless. The Republican debate last night in Iowa wasn't as meaningless, but will also soon be forgotten.

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Friday Talking Points -- Obama 2.0?

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.14.2011

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Chris Weigant

In the midst of the debt ceiling frenzy, nobody seems to have noticed that Obama is negotiating in a markedly different way than what we've seen from him in the past. He is at the absolute center of the showdown.

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Ten Principles to Live by in Fiercely Complex Times

Tony Schwartz | Posted 09.12.2011

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Tony Schwartz

If you're like most people I work with in companies, the demands come at you from every angle, all day long, and you have to make difficult decisions without much time to think about them. So, what enduring principles can you rely on to make these choices.

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Who Will Lead the Next Tipping Point?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 09.10.2011

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Deepak Chopra

We live in such uncertain times that the next tipping point could come from anywhere. The Tea Party could serve as a bellwether, since it sprang almost from nowhere, fueled by widespread social frustration and fear.

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The Power of Not Knowing

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 08.23.2011

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Srinivasan Pillay

In the space of suspense, we often find more possibilities than if we prematurely close down a conversation with answers. Learning how to not know is a key skill that may benefit us in our lives.

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How To Let Go Of The Need For Certainty

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Emotional Wellness, Letting Go of Certainty, Uncertainty, Need for Certainty, Dealing With Uncertainty, Accepting Uncertainty, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cara Barker

We have this way of believing that if we can just change our world from the outside, it will settle the unquiet on the inside. The problem with that thinking is that it puts us in a holding cell.

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Why Atheists Have Higher IQs

Nigel Barber | Posted 06.25.2011

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Nigel Barber

Atheists score higher on IQ tests than religious people according to some research. Does this mean that people accept religious beliefs because they a...

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Certainty: A Principle Of Kabbalah

Yehuda Berg | Posted 06.21.2011

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Yehuda Berg

The world is challenging us right now. People are filled with doubt, wondering if things are going to get worse, wondering if they can continue living with devastation happening all around.

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The 'Surprises' of the Japanese Crisis and the Investment Lessons to Learn

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 10.26.2011

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Gemma Godfrey

Surprise consequences to the earthquake in Japan have revealed significant weaknesses in both the worlds of politics and business and from an investment point of view, there are lessons we can learn.

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Learning to Thrive in Uncertainty

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Judith Rich

Yes, we can learn to cope with change, but why not learn to thrive? The choice is ours to make.

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Doubt Is The Faith That Binds Us Together

Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon M. Sweeney

It is increasingly clear to me that doubt is, in fact, the most important faith of all. Doubt invigorates faith, demands more of it, and causes us to ask more of each other.

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Spiritual Solutions #16: Embrace the Unexpected

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deepak Chopra

By Deepak Chopra Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond Annie Bond Gifts of Unpredictability Despite the fact that your ego hates unpredictability, the truth...

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Americans Are Not Angry, But Worried

David Ropeik | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Ropeik

Is it accurate, or arrogant, to say that people who are afraid can't think straight? Is it condescending, or correct, to say that people who are ...

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