{"id":996,"date":"2023-09-30T07:13:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T03:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/?p=996"},"modified":"2023-09-30T07:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T03:13:53","slug":"respect-the-unexpected-expect-the-unexpected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/30\/respect-the-unexpected-expect-the-unexpected\/","title":{"rendered":"Respect the Unexpected. Expect the Unexpected!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Psychology 101<\/em><\/span> has this to say &#8221; <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The brain remembers what it least expects, so deliver the unexpected<\/span><\/em> &#8220;. The brain being the laziest organ in the body is mostly on default mode, plucking our accumulated behaviors and responses that have taken space in its warehouse over the years and wanting us <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>tenants<\/em><\/span> to respond in the\u00a0 &#8216; <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">usual<\/span> <\/em>&#8216; manner.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That said, in a zeitgeist craving for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>attention<span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<\/span><\/em><\/span>the most coveted <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">social currency<span style=\"color: #000000;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/em>, with all the deficit of time, resources, patience and buying power, default mechanisms will not work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Build in enough flexibility and buffer to prepare for the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>unexpected<\/em><\/span>. A <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>margin of safety<\/em><\/span>. Life does throw curve balls ever so often. So, make provision for the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>unexpected<\/em><\/span> when you design your life. That way, we will not be caught like a deer in the headlights.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To expect the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>unexpected<\/em><\/span> shows a thoroughly <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>modern intellect<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Resilience<\/em><\/span> is all about being able to overcome the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>unexpected<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most people want to be circled by <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">safety<\/span><\/em>, not by the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>unexpected<\/em><\/span>. The\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>unexpected<\/em><\/span>\u00a0can take you out. But the<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<em>unexpected<\/em><\/span> can also take you over and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>change your life<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Probably easier said than done but it is <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>uncertainty<\/em><\/span> which fills life with beauty, excitement, and joy. For an adventurous life, seek not security. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Dance with uncertainty<\/em><\/span> to create magnificence and beauty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Fear is a reaction, creativity is a response.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">When nothing is sure, everything is possible<\/span> &#8220;<\/em>&#8211; <strong>Margaret Drabble<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For those keen on understanding the importance of it, I would urge you to read this blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/31\/creativity-the-certainty-of-uncertainty\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>uncertainty<\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Psychology 101 has this to say &#8221; The brain remembers what it least expects, so deliver the unexpected &#8220;. The brain being the laziest organ in the body is mostly on default mode, plucking our accumulated behaviors and responses that have taken space in its warehouse over the years and wanting us tenants to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/30\/respect-the-unexpected-expect-the-unexpected\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Respect the Unexpected. 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