In this episode of Behavior Gap Radio, Carl introduces the first essay in a new series, The World Is Not What We Were Promised. He reflects on the quiet assumptions many of us absorb about how life is “supposed” to work—and what happens when reality doesn’t cooperate. Rather than fighting uncertainty, Carl suggests adopting a posture of living in wrongness and treating uncertainty not as a flaw, but as a feature. That’s where the real work begins.

Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/