Before people, dinosaurs ruled this world for many millions of years. I recently watched a great new miniseries on this topic, and the theme that resonated with me was evolution. 

More specifically, as the Earth’s environment changed, the dinosaurs that adapted were the ones that survived. Some species developed in size, smarts, or stamina. Others learned to fly or swim which expanded how much food they could hunt.

While physical evolution happens slowly, it’s a useful metaphor for a person adapting in uncertain times. Both AI and labor market corrections have continued to make career paths that used to seem safe appear riskier.

“Evolve or die,” is a phrase that appears in both 50 Cent’s and Jeezy’s memoirs, for good reason. 

Everything is impermanent. Reality doesn’t care if you agree with it; you either choose to respond to change intentionally, or choose to resist and eventually get swept away by it.