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The Uncertainty Toolkit
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 1 January 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Emotions and emotional intelligence, Coping with / advice about stress and stress-related issues or topics, Cognition and cognitive psychology
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Narrated by the authors Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis, this immersive audiobook includes live interviews with real-life uncertainty survivors, all backed by an ambient soundscape composed by Ross Godfrey of Morcheeba.
What can an ex-gangland boss, a recovering addict and a refugee teach you about thriving in the face of uncertainty?
It’s the ‘Do you have five minutes?’ message from your boss. The ‘We need to chat’ from a loved one. Those spiralling thoughts at 3 a.m. and buzz of yet another breaking news alert. The potential coming waves of AI, climate change and unstable governments.
For most of us, uncertainty is paralysing. But learning to navigate it effectively means more confidence, less anxiety and deeper connection with others.
The Uncertainty Toolkit is a pioneering, evidence-based guide to doing just that. Drawing on the world’s most extensive study into ‘uncertainty tolerance’, led with professors from University College London, it explains the science behind how we cope with the unknown. This research is combined with the radical expertise of an unlikely group of experts – former addicts, hostages, gangland bosses and prisoners – who’ve turned their experience of extreme uncertainty into major mainstream success.
The result is a detailed, practical blueprint that will help anyone turn unpredictability into personal and professional growth.
Critics Review
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A fantastic dive into exploring how to handle the uncertain world that surrounds us. A self-help book that feels like a breathless, exciting chat with friends.
Bruce Daisley, author of #1 bestselling The Joy of Work, plus Fortitude and Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat
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A wonderful, extraordinary experiment.
Sue Perkins
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Uncertainty is key to understanding the past and the future, and the tools in this book could help a lot of people.
Dan Snow
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If you want to feel energised and informed about a topic that feels incredibly important right now, read this book and then pass it to a friend.
Emma Gannon, author of The Success Myth
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 4.0
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4.0 4.0
Still reading. Seems OK so far but no big revelations yet. Will come back and add to this review when I've finished.
Ferknackerpants 2026-01-17
Details
- Author
- Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis
- Narrator
- Katherine Templar Lewis, Sam Conniff
- Duration
- 9 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035060085
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Emotions and emotional intelligence, Coping with / advice about stress and stress-related issues or topics, Cognition and cognitive psychology
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Narrated by the authors Sam Conniff and Katherine Templar Lewis, this immersive audiobook includes live interviews with real-life uncertainty survivors, all backed by an ambient soundscape composed by Ross Godfrey of Morcheeba.What can an ex-gangland boss, a recovering addict and a refugee teach you about thriving in the face of uncertainty?It’s the ‘Do you have five minutes?’ message from your boss. The ‘We need to chat’ from a loved one. Those spiralling thoughts at 3 a.m. and buzz of yet another breaking news alert. The potential coming waves of AI, climate change and unstable governments.For most of us, uncertainty is paralysing. But learning to navigate it effectively means more confidence, less anxiety and deeper connection with others.The Uncertainty Toolkit is a pioneering, evidence-based guide to doing just that. Drawing on the world’s most extensive study into ‘uncertainty tolerance’, led with professors from University College London, it explains the science behind how we cope with the unknown. This research is combined with the radical expertise of an unlikely group of experts – former addicts, hostages, gangland bosses and prisoners – who’ve turned their experience of extreme uncertainty into major mainstream success.The result is a detailed, practical blueprint that will help anyone turn unpredictability into personal and professional growth.
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