Maggie Jackson: Being Uncertain as a Form of Wakefulness

The Sounds True Podcast Network. I feel as though to be in the suspense of uncertainty together is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. And when I was really sick a few years ago I desperately wanted that from people. I didn't want them to tell me which doctor, which treatment, which something to do.

I wanted them to, as wonderful as their suggestions might be, to just be with me and let something evolve. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Maggie Jackson. Maggie is an award-winning author, journalist, and a sought-after speaker known for her prescient writings on social trends, particularly technology's impact on humanity. Her most recent book is called Uncertain, The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure. And that's what we're going to talk about.

Friends, stay with us. It was about a decade ago when I first heard this teaching from the famous management philosopher, Peter Drucker. The most important thing for an executive to learn is not how to manage other people. It's to learn how to manage yourself. I heard this quote from Jeremy Hunter, who's been voted Professor of the Year eight times by his graduating class at the Drucker School of Management.

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