Certainty is blindness

We were discussing this over tea this morning:

I’m certain about a very small number of things.

Often, online gurus will tell you to be certain about everything you turn your hand to. I tried tricking myself into thinking that way, but it never really felt right. It never really felt ‘me’.

In reality, I’m far more likely to find comfort in uncertainty. In being okay not knowing everything. In there being more to learn. In being a student of my craft, for the past 20 years and for the next 20 years.

Certainty is blindness. It’s accepting a definitive conclusion with no space left to explore if I’m wrong.

I’m certain of things like my love for my family, or of my commitment to love and protect my wife and son for as long as I live. But everything else? I leave a little space for doubt. For uncertainty. For the ability to maneuver and turn around, like a vehicle on a narrow street.

I think the certainties make me a better husband and father.

I think the uncertainties make me a better creator.

Pick your certainties wisely. Let them appear only in areas you’re happy to be blind.