The Uncertainty Toolkit
How to Feel Calmer, Happier and More Confident in an Uncertain World
Sam Conniff author Katherine Templar Lewis author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Published:1st Jan '26
Should be back in stock very soon

A roadmap to better mental health, less anxiety and more creativity - all through changing your relationship with uncertainty.
What can an ex-gangland boss, a recovering addict and a refugee teach you about thriving in the face of uncertainty?
What can an ex-gangland boss, a recovering addict and a refugee teach you about thriving in the face of uncertainty?
'The tools in this book will help a lot of people' - Dan Snow
It’s the ‘Do you have five minutes?’ message from your boss. The ‘We need to chat’ from a loved one. Those spiralling thoughts at 3 a.m. and buzz of yet another breaking news alert. The potential coming waves of AI, climate change and unstable governments.
For most of us, uncertainty is paralysing. But learning to navigate it effectively means more confidence, less anxiety and deeper connection with others.
The Uncertainty Toolkit is a pioneering, evidence-based guide to doing just that. Drawing on the world’s most extensive study into ‘uncertainty tolerance’, led with professors from University College London, it explains the science behind how we cope with the unknown. This research is combined with the radical expertise of an unlikely group of experts – former addicts, hostages, gangland bosses and prisoners – who’ve turned their experience of extreme uncertainty into major mainstream success.
The result is a detailed, practical blueprint that will help anyone turn unpredictability into personal and professional growth.
'A wonderful, extraordinary experiment' - Sue Perkins
'Read this book, and then pass it to a friend' - Emma Gannon
A fantastic dive into exploring how to handle the uncertain world that surrounds us. A self-help book that feels like a breathless, exciting chat with friends. -- Bruce Daisley, author of #1 bestselling The Joy of Work, plus Fortitude and Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat
A wonderful, extraordinary experiment. -- Sue Perkins
Uncertainty is key to understanding the past and the future, and the tools in this book could help a lot of people. -- Dan Snow
If you want to feel energised and informed about a topic that feels incredibly important right now, read this book and then pass it to a friend. -- Emma Gannon, author of The Success Myth
ISBN: 9781035060054
Dimensions: 236mm x 156mm x 25mm
Weight: 398g
320 pages