Rowing through the fog: how to increase your tolerance for uncertainty

Simone Stolzoff: 'My intolerance of uncertainty was causing so much angst.' Simone Stolzoff: 'My intolerance of uncertainty was causing so much angst.' S imone Stolzoff describes himself as "naturally an uncertain person" inclined to rumination and self-doubt. This tendency benefits him in his work as a journalist, but can otherwise be a double-edged sword. While working for a magazine in New York, Stolzoff was approached about a job at a design firm in San Francisco.