Lately, one word keeps following me everywhere: 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆.
People fear it, market price it, risk managers model it. None of us escape it.
And if you grew up in Asian culture, some of us might go to see a fortune teller. Families consult fortune tellers before big decisions. Parents want to know if their child will succeed. Young people ask about love, career, the future waiting for them. Dermatoglyphics, Numerology, Physiognomy, Astrology, Horoscope… entire systems built around mapping your destiny.
Whether you’re reading the stars or running a Monte Carlo simulation, at the end of the day, you’re asking the same question:
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁?
We wonder about our careers, our relationships, the life we haven’t lived yet. Meanwhile, traders are making bets on tomorrow’s prices. Insurers are modeling catastrophes that haven’t happened. Risk managers are running stress tests and building financial instruments.
All in pursuit of one thing: 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.
We are all, in our own way, trying to tame the unknown.
I’ve been sitting with this thought for a while. And to find the answers and move forward, I tell myself: just keep showing up, talk to people, and never stop learning. Time will unfold.
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