Do what you feel!!!
With a lot of craziness happening recently—economic upheaval, climate anxiety, geopolitical tensions, pandemics, and rapid technological shifts—it's easy to feel powerless. As humans, do we have more power to intervene in the world than we think?
The answer is yes. While we can't single-handedly fix everything, we can still act in ways that matter. Here are practical things people can do during uncertain times.
Focus on What You Can Control
Uncertainty often comes from focusing on forces far beyond our reach. You can't control the stock market, wars abroad, or another country's policies. But you can control your habits, your circle, how you spend your time, and how you respond to stress. Shifting attention to what you can influence reduces anxiety and frees up energy for real action.
Do What You Feel
When things feel out of control, lean into what genuinely resonates with you. If you feel drawn to help your neighborhood, volunteer locally. If you're worried about the environment, cut waste, support sustainable businesses, or join conservation efforts. If you care about education or health, donate, mentor, or advocate. Acting on what you feel—instead of waiting for certainty—gives you agency and purpose.
Build and Nurture Community
Isolation amplifies uncertainty. Strong relationships—family, friends, neighbors, online groups—provide emotional support and practical help when life gets rocky. Reaching out, checking in on others, and participating in community activities remind you that you're not alone and that mutual aid is possible even when systems are under stress.
Stay Informed Without Being Overwhelmed
Staying informed helps you make better decisions, but constant doom-scrolling fuels anxiety and paralysis. Choose a few trusted sources, set limits on news consumption, and balance awareness with action. Knowing enough to act is useful; being drowned in bad news is not.
Take Care of Your Health
Stress and uncertainty wear on the body and mind. Prioritize sleep, movement, and basic routines. Small, consistent habits—walks, cooking, rest—build resilience and make it easier to cope when the world feels unstable.
Learn and Adapt
Uncertainty often demands new skills and mindsets. Learning—whether a language, a trade, or how to grow food, save money, or help others—makes you more adaptable. It also gives you something concrete to work on when big-picture outcomes feel out of reach.
Support Causes You Believe In
You don't have to solve everything. Supporting organizations that fight for climate, rights, health, or education—through time, money, or voice—amplifies impact beyond what any single person can do alone. Even modest, consistent support adds up.
The world will keep throwing curveballs. We can't predict or control most of it. What we can do is choose how we respond: focus on the controllable, act on what we feel, build community, stay informed without drowning, care for ourselves, keep learning, and lend support to causes that matter. In uncertain times, that's not nothing—it's often the most powerful thing we have.