AI is going to disrupt nearly every part of life, and fast. Some of this will be exciting and good, some will not.

Especially now, banking on a job for long-term purpose and security is unwise.

It's never mattered more to live wide-awake. Consume information intentionally and don't be a pawn in the hands of any tech company.

Those who have the best chance of thriving in the future are those pursue human things and are committed to thriving day-to-day.

Our big dreams have never mattered more than they do right now. Dreams help us face the future with hope; pursuing them in the face of uncertainty might be the most "responsible" thing you can do.

Financial organization and preparation has always mattered, and especially now. Organize your money and make a plan for it.

That said, remember that it is literally impossible to anticipate and insure against every risk. This is what makes life the adventure it is.

Hiding in a bunker has never been the answer to challenging circumstances. Don't make decisions out of fear.

Many even leaders and experts will need to discover who they are without stable salaries, traditional benefits, or fancy titles.

No one has the answers to what we're navigating. Experts who've never been without a job have less experience navigating uncertainty than we regular people.

We humans are a resilient bunch.

This disruption will provide an opportunity for everyone to discover a sense of worth and purpose that has nothing to do with externalities.

We're not going to need very many humans to "manage" AI. Learning AI as the way to stay safely employed is overhyped. But for those who are interested in learning it and genuinely like their job, learning it seems like a good idea.

Our material comforts are not as necessary to our happiness as we think they are. Enjoy them, yes, but hold them loosely.

Life and living remain incredibly worthwhile—no matter what comes.

Seriously limiting or eliminating my use of AI for anything related to judgment, validation, etc.

Use AI in practical ways carefully and skeptically. Until we know what's happening under the hood and know we can shut it off, I'm wary of trusting it farther than I can throw it.

Making my phone boring again, quitting/seriously limiting social media. No doom-scrolling.

Doing consistent stuff about my big dreams of making a living off my writing (writing my third book, humorous-ish/human stories on Substack.)

Reading more physical books.

Prioritizing spiritual and physical health and healthy relationships.

Choosing faith > fear, over and over.

Reducing my consumption of "expert" advice and tuning into my intuition.

Taking bigger action to reach more people with my very human platform of books, stories, sketches and 1:1/consulting work.