Ideasicle Podcast

JONATHAN FIELDS is the author of the book “Uncertainty. Turning fear and doubt into fuel for brilliance.” It’s an important book for creative people because it addresses head-on a creative issue that has come up in almost every interview I’ve done on the Ideasicle podcast. David Baldwin talked about it, Tom Monahan talked about it, Seth Schulman talked about it, Jon Steel talked about it, Dr. Synthia Andrews talked about it. And that is, fear. Fear and uncertainty are creativity’s kryptonite. And Jonathan is going to not only help us all navigate it, but perform a near-jujitsu move to harness it. SHOW NOTES: We begin at Jonathan's first leap into uncertainty and how his initial reluctance to take that leap landed him in the hospital. He talks about how the reactions of people around you can affect your ability to face the uncertainty. The "three horsemen of uncertainty" and how to manage them. Great bit about how ritual and certainty anchors can help creative people manage