Embracing Uncertainty: How Writers, Musicians and Artists Thrive in an Unpredictable World

by Margaret Heffernan

So many people hate and fear uncertainty. It causes much stress and anxiety and we often prefer certain bad news to doubt. We turn to technology for certainty, only to find we become dependent, addicted--and more anxious than ever. But artists live with uncertainty: unsure how their work will develop, whether it will succeed or, if it does, why. Yet they have agency and independence, taking risks and running towards what they don't know. It has never...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447372670
• ISBN13: 9781447372677
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 192 Pages