{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"When In Doubt, Zoom Out","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":592,"description":"A few days ago, I made a terrible mistake.\nI woke up, grabbed my phone, and started scrolling X while making my coffee.\nIn the span of about two minutes, my brain got hit with doomsday predictions, geopolitical tensions, horrific news, and warnings about AI destroying jobs.\nBefore I had even taken my first sip of coffee, I was in fight-or-flight mode.\nIt's easy to feel that we're living in the most uncertain time in history. But the uncertainty itself is ancient. Its grip on our lives is new.\nYou are plugged into a 24/7 uncertainty machine. An IV drip straight into your veins.\nThe truth is you can't stop the machine. So the goal isn't to avoid or eliminate uncertainty, as much as to outlast it.\nIn this piece, I talk about the single mantra I keep coming back to:\nWhen in doubt, zoom out.\nEverything in life benefits from perspective. The struggle feels smaller. The growth feels bigger.\nBecause the days are noisy, but the months, years, and decades are not.\nWhen in doubt, zoom out.\n•••\nThis episode brought to you by:\nDeleteMe - DeleteMe makes it quick, easy, and safe to remove your personal data online. \nOrigin Financial - Your personal AI Financial Advisor. Track your spending, investments, and net worth—all in one place.\nInnerbody Labs - A Higher Standard. After reviewing thousands of health products, we built formulas we wished existed.\nLemon - The Al agent that turns your voice instructions into finished tasks.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}