Mastering Uncertainty

Oct 4, 2024 5:11 PM

Author:Matt Watkinson,Csaba Konkoly

'Mandatory reading. Not just for company founders and leaders, but for anyone wanting to succeed in our ever-changing world.' Keith Ferrazzi

What separates the world's most successful entrepreneurs and business tycoons from the rest? It's not their superhuman intelligence. It's something more fundamental: they understand how to turn uncertainty to their advantage.

We all know that the future is inherently unknowable, and yet we behave and plan as though it is. Once we truly understand the nature of uncertainty, though, we can take practical steps to make the most of the opportunities that come our way. In Mastering Uncertainty award-winning author Matt Watkinson and investor and entrepreneur Csaba Konkoly offer a masterclass on the workings of luck and probability. They show how to calculate when to make big bets and when to pull back. And they offer supremely practical advice on how we can improve our odds, whether through maximising our networks, learning how to read warning signs, or assessing where best to place our energies.

The unforeseen always occurs. Mastering Uncertainty shows you how to prepare for it and make the best use of it.

Reviews

Mastering Uncertainty is mandatory reading. Not just for company founders and leaders, but for anyone wanting to succeed in our ever-changing world.

—— Keith Ferrazzi, New York Times No. 1 bestselling author and Founder of Ferrazzi Greenlight

Mastering Uncertainty is a comprehensive instruction manual for how to succeed in a world beyond our control. A fantastic, empowering read.

—— Howard Lindzon, General Partner at Social Leverage, Co-founder of StockTwits

Management consultants will hate this book (while secretly agreeing with it).

—— Rory Sutherland, author of ALCHEMY, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy Group

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—— Jake Knapp, bestselling author of SPRINT and MAKE TIME

Time is one of our most precious resources. I challenge you to read this book and NOT find practical and useful ways to use yours more wisely.

—— Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of WHEN, DRIVE and TO SELL IS HUMAN

Amantha's laser-like focus on productivity is such a helpful tool.

—— Mia Freedman, co-founder, Mamamia Media Company

If you value your time, then use it wisely by reading this book. I guarantee it will be time well spent.

—— Tim Kendall, former President of Pinterest

Amantha's expertise and wide range of knowledge she has gathered through her podcast comes to life on these pages. Time Wise is full of practical and easy-to-apply tips and tricks from industry leaders that can be applied to any individual trying to live a more productive, happier life as a parent, worker or manager - or all three.

—— Laura Mae Martin, Executive Productivity Advisor, Google

An incredibly useful and practical book. Amantha nails the detail and helps you accomplish so much more from every single day. I wish I had read it years ago.

—— Sandra Sully, journalist and presenter

An important document to have arrived in the world of football

—— Danny Kelly , Observer

A lively offering... A good read and at times highly amusing

—— Sun

Compelling and revealing

—— Metro

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—— National Space Society

Well-researched and insightful . . . An excellent addition to science or biography collections

—— Library Journal

A fascinating read about an emerging, rapidly changing industry . . . If, for any reason, you thought the people in the space industry were boring, When the Heavens Went on Sale will make it clear they far from it

—— The Space Review

The book chronicles an enthralling Wild West of ego, idealism, and regulation-skirting greed, where soaring dreams are weighed down by economics and physics. CEOs, investors, engineers, and welders alike are smitten, but their efforts yield mostly pedestrian tools that track cargo ships, measure crop growth, or make phone calls. Still, the projects keep multiplying. "Something about space," Vance writes, "allows humans to perceive themselves as being part of a timeless story and casting their lot in with the infinite

—— Harvard Business Review

Full of colorful people, risky investments, and teachable explosions, Vance's book is fascinating

—— Philadelphia Inquirer

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