Lately, it feels like every second headline on the internet is either about AI… or job cuts. And in between those headlines are real people — friends, colleagues, former teammates — reaching out, looking for clarity, connection, or simply someone to talk to about their careers and what’s next.

Create products, services, and experiences that act as meaningful symbols for users — reflecting their values, aspirations, and identities in ways they are proud to show the world.

Fear is primal. Evolution gifted us with it for a reason—to protect us. It sharpens attention, increases vigilance, and primes the body to respond to danger. In the ancestral wild, that meant outrunning a predator or sheltering from a storm. But while our environments have changed dramatically, our brains haven’t caught up. They still respond to perceived threats with the same urgency as physical danger. The result? We live in a world where the fear system is chronically acti