One of the most important skills we can develop for collapse is thecapacity to listen.

Fundamentally, what all forms of positive thinking about collapse come down to is our own fear of death.

If we can practice opening to the crises in our personal lives as teaching moments, as evolutionary stepping stones, we will be far better prepared emotionally and spiritually for the trauma that collapse will foist on us and everyone around us.

What fascinates me is not so much humanity's engulfment in darkness, but what kind of culture we will construct from the rubble of this one.