The smart way to take risks

You have to juggle chance and caution to get anywhere.

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Uncertainty can paralyze anyone. You don’t always know what to do. Or what’s going to happen. That’s why most of us don’t like taking chances. We don’t want to screw up what we’ve got.

Maybe you’re thinking about quitting your job. Or killing a perfectly good relationship. They don’t make you happy anymore.

But you start to worry. That you’ll wind up alone. Unemployed. You’ll change your mind. After it’s too late.

Now you’re fucked. Life ruined. Game over.

Some people flaunt their risk. They love bragging about how they ditched a boring job to launch their startup. No plan yet. But they’re committed. A hundred percent.

Walk into any coffee shop, and you’ll spot at least one entrepreneur, aka someone who only takes risks while posing with a mocha.

Heads up. Risk has a long history. There’s even a board game named after it. We all take risks. We analyze. Speculate. Make a mistake. Find out the mistake wasn’t a mistake after all.

That happened to me a few years ago. The guy I was dating was attractive. Reasonably smart. We got along well. Most of the time.