Name: 為什麼不確定性帶來的壓力大於痛苦 (Why uncertainty causes more stress than pain)
Uploaded: 2025-08-14T11:03:19.000Z
Duration: 2 min 42 s

In studies, uncertainty has been found to cause more stress than individual pain.

研究發現，不確定性造成的壓力比個體痛苦更大。

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The reason why is because when we know we're going to experience pain, we can mentally prepare for it.

原因在於，當我們知道自己會經歷痛苦時，我們就能在心理上做好準備。

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Whereas when we're facing uncertainty, the doubt of not knowing what kind of pain, what level of pain, is actually more stressful than knowing exactly what's going to happen.

而當我們面對不確定性時，不知道會有什麼樣的痛苦、什麼程度的痛苦，這種疑慮實際上比知道到底會發生什麼更有壓力。

This is also why we prefer getting bad news than waiting for an answer.

這也是為什麼我們寧願得到壞消息，也不願等待答案。

Now we know, even if it's negative, we feel like we're in control.

現在我們知道了，即使是負面的，我們也覺得自己在掌控之中。

Our brains are wired to fear uncertainty and that makes sense from an evolutionary perspective.

我們的大腦害怕不確定性，這從進化的角度來看是有道理的。

When you think about the conditions in which our species started, the more information you had, the more likely you were to survive.

回想一下我們人類起源時的環境，資訊越多，生存的可能性就越大。

A weird noise in the bushes or a new food that you'd never tried before, all of these could be lethal.

灌木叢中的怪聲、從未嘗試過的新食物，這些都可能是致命的。

So anytime you find yourself in a situation where you feel like you don't understand everything that's going on, where you feel like you don't have all of the information, your brain is trying to get to a solution.

是以，無論何時，當你發現自己處於一種感覺自己並不瞭解發生的一切、感覺自己並不掌握所有資訊的情況下，你的大腦都會試圖找到一種解決方案。

And obviously this was very useful in the jungle, but not so much in our modern environment.

顯然，這在叢林中非常有用，但在現代環境中就不那麼有用了。

We try to get to an answer as quickly as possible, which means we sometimes go for the most obvious one, rather than the most interesting one.

我們試圖儘快找到答案，這意味著我們有時會選擇最明顯的答案，而不是最有趣的答案。

It might even reduce our ability to connect with other people because we'd better stay with people that we understand and people we know rather than trying to connect with strangers because that could mean danger.

它甚至會降低我們與他人聯繫的能力，因為我們最好與我們瞭解的人和我們認識的人在一起，而不是試圖與陌生人聯繫，因為這可能意味著危險。

That means uncertainty and that means fear and anxiety.

這意味著不確定性，意味著恐懼和焦慮。

Instead of fearing uncertainty, we should learn to collaborate with it.

與其害怕不確定性，不如學會與它合作。

The reason why is because uncertainty is inevitable.

原因在於不確定性是不可避免的。

是以，我們不妨試著從中吸取教訓。

What that looks like is seeing uncertainty as an opportunity for learning and from growth.

這就是將不確定性視為學習和成長的機會。

When there is no uncertainty, when we know exactly what we're doing, that means we're not growing anymore.

當沒有不確定性時，當我們清楚地知道自己在做什麼時，這意味著我們不再成長。

So we should actually seek uncertainty, embrace it, and every time we face it, saying, hello, welcome back, let's work together.

所以，我們其實應該尋求不確定性，擁抱不確定性，每一次面對不確定性，都說你好，歡迎回來，讓我們一起努力。

All scientists know that real growth requires both trial and error.

所有科學家都知道，真正的成長需要不斷嘗試和犯錯。

If you keep on repeating the same trial and everything works as expected, it means that you're not growing, you're not learning anything.

如果你不斷重複同樣的試驗，而一切都如預期般順利，那就意味著你沒有成長，沒有學到任何東西。

You're just repeating the same thing that you know is working already.

你只是在重複你知道已經在起作用的事情。

It's only through errors that you can adjust your path, that you can try new approaches, and that you can discover that some of your assumptions were wrong.

只有通過錯誤，你才能調整自己的道路，才能嘗試新的方法，才能發現自己的一些假設是錯誤的。

And this is why all scientific experiments are just cycles of trial and error.

正因如此，所有的科學實驗都是不斷試錯的循環。

This is how we can evolve by making sure that we try new things, we make mistakes, and we learn from them.

這就是我們如何通過確保嘗試新事物、犯錯誤並從中吸取教訓來實現發展的方法。

This is how we can grow in our personal and professional lives.

這樣，我們才能在個人和職業生活中不斷成長。