> things being mildly complicated and unsatisfying upsets me
I have felt like this forever too but this quote from an obscure talk by Oppenheimer which I've been sending to everyone recently is relevant (which I'm taking out of context and stitching together, but the sentiment is preserved):
There is a "deep sense of the imponderable in the history of the future, this understanding that we must not preclude the cultivation of any unexpected, hopeful turnings...the future is richer and more complex than our prediction of it, and wisdom lies in sensitiveness to what is new and hopeful"
for most of my life the idea that aspects of the future were unpredictable was terrifying and I worked diligently to reduce uncertainty and maintain control, but upon encountering this quote something about that idea - that the future is inevitably much grander and more intricate than our predictions suggest - felt suddenly reassuring.
> things being mildly complicated and unsatisfying upsets me
I have felt like this forever too but this quote from an obscure talk by Oppenheimer which I've been sending to everyone recently is relevant (which I'm taking out of context and stitching together, but the sentiment is preserved):
There is a "deep sense of the imponderable in the history of the future, this understanding that we must not preclude the cultivation of any unexpected, hopeful turnings...the future is richer and more complex than our prediction of it, and wisdom lies in sensitiveness to what is new and hopeful"
for most of my life the idea that aspects of the future were unpredictable was terrifying and I worked diligently to reduce uncertainty and maintain control, but upon encountering this quote something about that idea - that the future is inevitably much grander and more intricate than our predictions suggest - felt suddenly reassuring.