Skip to content
Ness Labs
  • Knowledge Base
    • Best articles
    • Popular articles
    • Latest articles
  • Newsletter
  • Membership
  • Sign in

risk

Unlocking the power of optionality

March 16, 2023March 13, 2023

The conventional path of accumulating optionality gives you reassuring but fragile options. In contrast, the best options — which involve lots of experimenting and tinkering — may feel riskier in the short term but will help you thrive through uncertainty.

Categories ✨  Better Thinking Tags ambition, life, optionality, risk, work

Managing risk with the NASA Risk Matrix

July 10, 2020July 9, 2020

“It’s not rocket science!” people often say. Well, sometimes, projects can be so complex, making the right decision does feel akin to rocket science. Who better to turn to than one of the biggest space agencies in the world to learn how to manage risk? There are few organisations working on projects as complex as … Read More

Categories ✨  Better Thinking Tags decision making, Mental models, risk, thinking

Want to invest into your productivity and your mental health? Join the Ness Labs learning community with online courses, workshops, and 1:1 matching.

Join 50,000 mindful makers!

The Maker Mind newsletter is packed with mindful productivity strategies to be more productive and creative without sacrificing your mental health.

Latest articles

  • Loneliness or solitude? The case for being alone
  • Why we wait: Understanding the emotions behind procrastination
  • Groupthink: when collective decisions go wrong
  • Unlocking the power of optionality
  • The science of curiosity: why we keep asking “why”

Don’t work more. Work mindfully.

Ness Labs provides content, coaching, courses and community to help makers put their minds at work. Apply evidence-based strategies to your daily life, discover the latest in neuroscience research, and connect with fellow mindful makers.

Become a member

Navigation

✨ Better Thinking 💙 Healthy Mind 🏔️ Meaningful Living 🎨 Purposeful Creativity 🌱 Continuous Learning 🛠️ Tools for Thought

Ness Labs © 2022

About Contact Press Hosting Privacy Policy
  • Knowledge Base
    • Best articles
    • Popular articles
    • Latest articles
  • Newsletter
  • Membership
  • Sign in