The Book Serialisation

Shall we quit being tedious overlords of the universe and find our sanity?

Chapter 18: Confronting arrogance, being humbled

Dec 3 •

You know what works? Dancing.

An extra technique for staying sane in despair (Part 2 of Chapter 17)

Nov 28 •

We must now all be islands of sanity

Chapter 17, in which I borrow a phrase from Meg Wheatley and we begin to rise into our new way of being, being role models for a better way.

Nov 26 •

Should I be having kids in a collapsing world? And other things that count now

How do we prioritise all the things? Chapter 16 continues...

Nov 21 •

Should we still be climate activists?

The existential goals have changed, but the fight is still real! Chapter 16, folks.

Nov 14 •

Should we be stockpiling canned corn? Moving to the hills?

Nope, prepping is not the answer. Here's why... (part 2 of Chapter 15).

Nov 7 •

Collapse won't be like in the movies

Nope, it will be more of a shittification of all the things. Chapter 15 explains why this might not be so bad.

Oct 31 •

Can we break from the Myth of Growth?

Chapter 14(ish) goes into why and how we're going to have to anyway

Oct 23 •

Chaos is a tactic

And why we must be the sanest ones in a batshit crazy world: Chapter 13

Oct 17 •

Writing notes: Let's layer this collapse cake!

This book is being written in real time, don't forget it!

Oct 11 •

Chapter 12 is a lesson in "faithfulness to life"

with gratitude to Joanna Macy, Virginia Woolf and Alfred Einstein.

Oct 8 •

This is not for everyone

Except it is, because I'm making Part 3 of Chapter 11 free to everyone here. I feel the message should be accessible to all.

Oct 1 •

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