How to Not Know

In an age of phony certainty and performative confidence, Simone Stolzoff offers something radical: permission not to have all the answers. This spectacular, deeply researched book shows that the most successful people and institutions are those who invite doubt and dissent.

Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Power of Regret and Drive

How to Not Know is a deeply insightful and refreshingly honest exploration of uncertainty?how it shapes our choices, relationships, and sense of self. Drawing from psychology, history, Zen philosophy, and lived experience, this compelling book is an invitation to find clarity not in certainty, but in curiosity.

Charles Duhigg, best-selling author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit

It’s rare for a book to be so insightful and narratively compelling. How to Not Know will change the way you approach uncertainty, helping you navigate the unknown with confidence and grace.

Annie Duke, best-selling author of Thinking In Bets

Simone Stolzoff makes a convincing case that learning to tolerate uncertainty has become an immensely valuable skill in our current moment of technological and political upheaval.

Cal Newport, New York Times best-selling author of Slow Productivity and Deep Work

Clear, grounded, and profound, this book will change how you meet uncertainty.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments