How often we are surprised by new and unexpected information can give us a good sense of how much uncertainty there is in our work, our lives and our world in general. This sense of surprise is different from simply learning new things that fit within our worldview and don’t appear unexpected to us. For something to surprise us it has to be both new and unexpected. And how often we feel surprised, that is, how many times over a given length of time, gives us a sense of the rate of surprise. A high rate of surprise might suggest impending futureshock; the phenomenon of experiencing too much change in too short a period of time.
Rate of surprise is an indicator of uncertainty
Rate of surprise is an indicator of…
Rate of surprise is an indicator of uncertainty
How often we are surprised by new and unexpected information can give us a good sense of how much uncertainty there is in our work, our lives and our world in general. This sense of surprise is different from simply learning new things that fit within our worldview and don’t appear unexpected to us. For something to surprise us it has to be both new and unexpected. And how often we feel surprised, that is, how many times over a given length of time, gives us a sense of the rate of surprise. A high rate of surprise might suggest impending futureshock; the phenomenon of experiencing too much change in too short a period of time.