Jan Wildeboer 😷Jul 27, 2025

Pick zero, one or more, depending on your capabilities and possibilities.

Stay calm and install solar panels.

Stay calm and install heat pumps.

Stay calm and build a Homelab to keep your data at home.

Stay calm and help your neighbours.

Stay calm and read the news but understand your anger on things you cannot change is wasted energy.

Stay calm and care about your direct environment where you can change things.

You are not alone. Many people around you are doing this already.

#StoicLife

Show threadJan Wildeboer 😷
Addendum: And feel free to ignore the demotivators in the replies. I certainly do :) Take from my list what you like. Or nothing at all. But if you feel the urge to post a sealioning "yes, but" reply — ask yourself to what effect you think that's helpful. Call me out on my privileges, name me whatever you want, I can deal with all of that. Because I am stoic enough to focus on progress, not on negativity from strangers from the internet ;)
Jul 27, 2025 at 3:19pmWeb
Show threadDavid Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈Jul 27, 2025
@jwildeboer Thee and me both bud! #stoiclife
Show threadKinene⭐🐻Jul 27, 2025

@jwildeboer
For the rest of us...

Keep calm and plant cherry tomatoes in a pot.

They grow almost anywhere, and are simple and cheap to maintain.

Show threadGondorJul 27, 2025

@jwildeboer
Agreed. Feel "catched" with my reply 😏 which can be read as demotivating.🤔

Still might help someone to know not being alone in feeling overwhelmed by the flood of shit + everything. I hope.

My general approach:
Just don't be an asshole.

It means, showing respect to someone, like spend a smile to the stressed cashier at the supermarket.. , waving back at a toddler..
Keep doing those little, friendly things which cost oneself nothing... (but empathy).
That's what i still (can) do.🖖

Show threadjmchieJul 27, 2025
@jwildeboer I used to pride myself on this until I had a therapist tell me it means I’m out of touch with my emotions. Now I’m supposed to check in with myself several times a day.