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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53850425

Futurist Jamais Cascio calls it a BANI world. This resonates with me:

  • Something I count on suddenly stops working. (Brittle)
  • Worry makes even small decisions feel hard. (Anxious)
  • One little thing changes my whole day. (Nonlinear)
  • I read more and more, but still can't make sense of things (Incomprehensible)

Sometimes, the next step is enough. You don't need to map the whole road before walking.

What helps you when the world feels like this?

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[–] Fallibilist@feddit.uk 7 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Limit exposure to the paralyzing firehose of information and focus on my immediate surroundings and things I actually have some control over. There are multiple things I can do today that make my tomorrow better.

[–] Magnorius@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I like the idea of doing something today that makes tomorrow better. Thank you for sharing.

[–] ManfredMumpitz@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

not only. find thing that now are a good thing to do. start little, enjoy it and yourself and keep on doing. then you get the sense of beeing here. dont think too much top down, start with your surroundings