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If you feel overwhelmed when things are not crystal clear…
…then recognize that ambiguity is inevitable. Things change. Accept ambiguity as the new
normal. Embracing it will help you become comfortable with it.

“Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.”

Sigmund Freud – Austrian neurologist and founding father of psychoanalysis

Learn more about Manages ambiguity

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Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business model generation: A handbook for visionaries, game
changers, and challengers. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Schlesinger, L. A., Kiefer, C. F., & Brown, P. B. (2012). Just start: Take action, embrace uncertainty,
create the future. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing.

Seligman, M. E. P. (2006) Learned optimism: How to change your mind and your life. London, England:
Vintage.

Wilkinson, D. J. (2006). The ambiguity advantage: What great leaders are great at. Hampshire, England:
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Deep dive learning resource links

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Laufenberg, D. (2010, December). Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes [Video file]. TED.
Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_3_ways_to_teach.html
Schwartz, T. (2012, May 1). Turning 60: The twelve most important lessons I’ve learned so far. Harvard
Business Review Blog Network. Retrieved from http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/05/turning-60-the-twelve-
most/
Sidhu, I. (2011, January 24). Overcoming ambiguity: Three steps that every business can take. Forbes.
Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/indersidhu/2011/01/24/133/

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