After reading this section I found it interesting that there are certain cultures that do certain things to prevent the feeling of uncertainty or unknown situations. Based my life I would have to say that I have low uncertainty avoidance because I live life expecting the unexpected. Although I will say that I know a lot of people who have a high uncertainty avoidance in other words they get mad if someone doesn’t have an answer to their question like a professor, or go crazy if they don’t plan their day out according from the time they wake up to the time they go to sleep. People with high uncertainty avoidance live their lives seeking a sense of security knowing what’s going to happen rather than relaxing and excepting life as it comes despite the outcome. In my opinion I feel as though people should live a little bit of both. In some cases I feel as though having low uncertainty avoidance is needed and in a lot cases I feel as though high uncertainty avoidance is needed as well especially if you are in the business field. However in my opinion outside of business and school, people should live their lives in a low uncertainty avoidance it because it would give people an equal balance on life rather than being stressed out all the time or being too relaxed.
I chose this picture because it shows a visual example of how people look at uncertainty avoidance, high or low. Either you’re trying to avoid those routed or you’re going to accept the unknown.
I do not suffer uncertainty avoidance. I love the fact that I don’t know what the day has in store. I feel bad for people who need to have every minute of everyday planned out. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the ambitious, head-on the shoulders type but if something doesn’t go the way they planned it then they unravel. I cannot see how uncertainty avoidance could be emotionally healthy. The picture displayed really conveyed your message.
ReplyDeleteYeah i agree. I like the idea as well of not being able to suffer. I feel that life is an adventure, i feel thats how you learn and explore. Life itself is stressful why add more problems?!?!
ReplyDeleteI agree. I used to be of high uncertainty avoidance, but have come to the conclusion about five years ago that I need some form of low certain avoidance. Psychologically, those with the high end tend to be more stressed at situations that go awry and end up lashing out if things are not according to plan. As for the psychologically low end, these people are perceived as lazy and too relaxed to care about life. But it is important to have an equal balance of both. Namaste!!! LOL
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