Essay 04 | Risk Is What’s Left Over

In this episode of Behavior Gap Radio, Carl shares Essay #4 in his ongoing series and reframes one of the most misunderstood ideas in planning: risk. Most of what we call risk isn’t volatility or headlines—it’s what’s left over after you think you’ve planned for everything. Carl explains why good plans don’t eliminate risk, why certainty should make us nervous, and why humility is not a weakness but a risk-management strategy. In a complex, adaptive world, planning isn’t about control or prediction. It’s an ongoing practice of awareness, flexibility, and learning to work with what inevitably shows up.

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