When Doubt Becomes Your Superpower

The space between what you know and what you feel might be where your best decisions begin

Photo by matteo pilleri on Unsplash

I have a habit of moving fast. When an idea sparks, I want to act. When something feels uncertain, I want to fix it. That impulse has served me well in many ways, but it has also led me to rush into decisions that looked clear in the moment and blurry in hindsight.

When I sat down with Dr. Bidhan “Bobby” Parmar to talk about his book Radical Doubt: Turning Uncertainty into Surefire Success, something he said stopped me completely. He explained that most of us are wired to either pursue what feels rewarding or protect ourselves from what feels risky. The real power, though, lies in a third system of the brain, the one we use the least: the pause.

That pause is where our mind pieces things together. It is where curiosity replaces fear and where learning takes root. I realized how rarely I make space for it. I am usually either charging ahead or bracing for impact. Rarely do I pause long enough to see what I am missing.

But what happens if you learn to live in that space a little longer

What Paid Subscribers Get

• Full ad-free access to the complete conversation with Dr. Bobby Parmar
• A companion reflection guide designed to help you apply Radical Doubt in your own life
• A digital workbook packed with exercises, prompts, and practical tools
• Behind-the-scenes content from Passion Struck available only to subscribers
• Additional insights and valuable resources from The Ignited Life that help you grow with purpose