[efarmer]

Peak Oil and resource limits and climate changes (regardless of causation) bring a level of uncertainty to our more typical set of personal uncertainties. For people who think and analyze it is hard to stop the process for respite, other people can be childlike and open to whatever comes next, but may not be able to pick a direction and end up drifting. Ideally it would be nice to do some of either for balance.

For me it is learning something new and out of my normal sphere and hanging with the kids in my extended family that works sometimes if I really focus on it for a day or so.

So please chime in, what works for you to have some quality of life and still remain informed and directed in a path that you feel is a conscious choice?

[americandream]

A measured approach to anything is what helps me maintain consistency. For example, when I first encountered peak oil as an issue in 2004, the concept immediately resonated with my Marxian take on time, society and economy.

Here is a site with incoming information on the inner turmoil being encountered by capitalism as all manner of measures are brought to bear on atteding with it's as yet unclear peak phase. I for one have never believed in imminent doom as the facts do not hold out but watching the unfolding picture emerge is fascinating.

One very telling indicator is the movement of capital. As long as capital remains in risk mode, and by that I mean vigorously investing outwith the armed security offered by America, then we are nowhere near markers so visible that the market can't help but see them and the peaking of resourcing remains academic. But to then prononce that peak oil is dead is to not understand the time driven nature of the problem.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('efarmer', 'P')eak Oil and resource limits and climate changes (regardless of causation) bring a level of uncertainty to our more typical set of personal uncertainties. For people who think and analyze it is hard to stop the process for respite, other people can be childlike and open to whatever comes next, but may not be able to pick a direction and end up drifting. Ideally it would be nice to do some of either for balance.

For me it is learning something new and out of my normal sphere and hanging with the kids in my extended family that works sometimes if I really focus on it for a day or so.

So please chime in, what works for you to have some quality of life and still remain informed and directed in a path that you feel is a conscious choice?

[ian807]

How am I getting good at being uncertain? Practice, practice, practice....

[eastbay]

Not too many years ago the future was quite clear. Now it's fuzzy. This fuzziness brings uncertainty and for the past six years it's all been about defending against what that uncertainty might mean. I'm getting used to it, but not comfortable with it.

[careinke]

I try to remain rigidly flexible at all times.