Assignment 11- Nick Joseph

The world is a very scary place.  One of my biggest fears is the unknown.  I am a pretty controlling person.  Generally, I like to be in charge.  In fact, I would rather be in charge of a tough project than leave it in the hands of a team member who may or may not get it done: I guess you could say I just trust myself more than I trust others.  It is hard to be in control, however, when you do not know what is happening.  A lack of knowledge is scary.  Nothing is  worse than not being able to take action, particularly in a dangerous situation, due to a lack of knowledge about the circumstances regarding the danger.  Even in a bad situation, if you at least know the details of what is happening and why it is happening, you can make a plan and potentially take action.  Just "waiting it out" is agonizing, in  any aspect of life.  For this reason, I hate the unknown.