When dealing with ambiguity and change, self-talk that relies on variants of “I’m smart enough and will figure it out” tends to produce significantly worse results than a variant of “Not the smartest tool in the shed – but, can be the most adaptable, constructive, and thoughtful.”
While the former points to a desire to find better answers quickly, the latter leads to better questions.
And, while better questions are more valuable than better answers even in normal circumstances, they’re many times more valuable in periods of change*.
*which, lets face it, is a lot of the time. :-)
