Expect the unexpected means being prepared for anything because something unexpected could easily happen. We know from chaos theory that even if you had a perfect model of the world, you'd need infinite precision in order to predict future events.
With sociopolitical or economic phenomena, we don't have anything like that. And things are getting worse, not better, because the growing complexity of the world dwarfs any improvement in sophistication or computational power.
After they happen, however, we think I should of been able to predict that. We think that if we can explain why something happened in the past, we can explain what will happen in the future. Completely irrational to think this.
"I messed up that project, so I must be a stupid.” Becoming "Stupid" - Unexpected result from messing up.
“I just argued with my boyfriend, he’s going to leave me now.” "Boyfriend leaving" - Unexpected result from an argument.
"I burnt the chicken, now it's going to taste like shit" "Tasting like Shit" - Unexpected result from burning the chicken.
All unexpected and unpredictable. If someone was to warn you today that you would do any of these things tomorrow would you heed the warning?
Don't become obsessed over not knowing the unexpected, you will fill your mind with irrational thoughts.
What if I loose control of my body, can't walk, trip, fall down and bust my head?
What if I stop breathing or choke, pass out and die?
What if I never enjoy anything ever again?
What if this is me now for the rest of my life?
What if someone I love hates my guts?
You should try and identify these thoughts. After you’ve identified such thoughts, it’s time to start keeping a daily journal. Keep it with you at all times (your smartphone is a perfect way to do this) and track whenever you have an irrational thought along with what you were doing.
This may help you prepare for the unexpected but don't take it to seriously, you could become anxious and depressed with not knowing. All day all night struggling to come to terms with your thoughts going over and over in our head trying to solve these unexpected problems. The job of the brain is to solve problems yes, but searching endlessly for answers is a sure fire way of committing yourself to internal hell.
Remember, just because you have a thought does not mean that it will happen or that you will act on it. Its also important to really understand that these thoughts will always seem to have the worse possible outcome due to your levels of worry, so for example a chest pain becomes a impending heart attack or a headache becomes a brain tumor.
You cannot predict the unexpected, so expecting the unexpected is "A Useless Warning."
Have a nice day, try not to worry.
After they happen, however, we think I should of been able to predict that. We think that if we can explain why something happened in the past, we can explain what will happen in the future. Completely irrational to think this.
"I messed up that project, so I must be a stupid.” Becoming "Stupid" - Unexpected result from messing up.
“I just argued with my boyfriend, he’s going to leave me now.” "Boyfriend leaving" - Unexpected result from an argument.
"I burnt the chicken, now it's going to taste like shit" "Tasting like Shit" - Unexpected result from burning the chicken.
All unexpected and unpredictable. If someone was to warn you today that you would do any of these things tomorrow would you heed the warning?
Don't become obsessed over not knowing the unexpected, you will fill your mind with irrational thoughts.
What if I loose control of my body, can't walk, trip, fall down and bust my head?
What if I stop breathing or choke, pass out and die?
What if I never enjoy anything ever again?
What if this is me now for the rest of my life?
What if someone I love hates my guts?
You should try and identify these thoughts. After you’ve identified such thoughts, it’s time to start keeping a daily journal. Keep it with you at all times (your smartphone is a perfect way to do this) and track whenever you have an irrational thought along with what you were doing.
This may help you prepare for the unexpected but don't take it to seriously, you could become anxious and depressed with not knowing. All day all night struggling to come to terms with your thoughts going over and over in our head trying to solve these unexpected problems. The job of the brain is to solve problems yes, but searching endlessly for answers is a sure fire way of committing yourself to internal hell.
Remember, just because you have a thought does not mean that it will happen or that you will act on it. Its also important to really understand that these thoughts will always seem to have the worse possible outcome due to your levels of worry, so for example a chest pain becomes a impending heart attack or a headache becomes a brain tumor.
You cannot predict the unexpected, so expecting the unexpected is "A Useless Warning."
Have a nice day, try not to worry.