It presents a fundamentally uncertain fate, said Emma Kavanagh, a former police and military psychologist in South Wales who has taught about the psychology of hostage negotiation. “There is no one right way to think about situations because our context is constantly changing and the demands are constantly changing,” Dr. Teachman said. Dr. Teachman has tried skydiving and bungee jumping in an effort to push herself, but you don’t have to go that far. The idea is to do something where you don’t quite know how it’s going to turn out, because this forces you to tolerate uncertainty. “You can do it,” Dr. Teachman said.

Source: New York Times December 27, 2020 04:52 UTC