Making things definite, eliminating doubt and uncertainty...

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[This is part of a series on reducing uncertainty in life.]

When we write things down, we tend to define them, which is part of the process of making things definite (and less uncertain or vague, of course).  And as we make more things definite, we know what is definitely true or definitely what we want or what we will do.

And there is an "invisible" benefit that comes from this, as it is observable that one's doubts and uncertainties diminish.  Of course, that is understandable since you will tend to replace and thus reduce the uncertainties with "definitenesses".  And that changes the ratios of uncertainty to certainty. As you "progress" toward certainty, there is a "tipping point" where one reaches "sufficient certainty".  And then the uncertainty fears of the primitive mind go to somewhere near zero, as it "sees" that things are well in-hand and that it doesn't need to solve a myriad of uncertainties in a panic of indefiniteness.

And, remember, please, that this all begins with writing things down, as one cannot ever establish definiteness by trying to do it in one's mind - that would be a fiction of the mind and just a bad belief, mired in vagueness of (non-)thinking.   

(See Why In Writing.)

(See also "Sufficient" Psychological Certainty and the links to how to achieve it.)