Tolerating Uncertainty

I was recently asked “How do you deal with the stress from uncertainty; especially when assessing contaminated properties?”  I replied that there are two levels of uncertainty to consider. The first relates to things you cannot control – the weather, your favourite sports team winning a championship – and the less time spent worrying about these the less stress you get. The other level is trying to manage uncertainty and possible stress that is inherent to environmental consulting, particularly when dealing with many unknown variables.  Continue reading “Tolerating Uncertainty”