S4E17 Encore of But What Can I Do? (S4E5)

<p>"But what can I do?” This is a question we are getting with greater frequency from our followers, listeners, and viewers. We’re going to try to answer that question…with a little help. </p><p><strong>Learn More</strong></p><p>In this episode of Getting to 3rd Space, we are going to try to answer a question we are getting more frequently from friends, followers, listeners, and viewers: “But what can I do about the situation in our country?” Frankly, we were a bit stuck. So we went to <a href="https://www.perplexity.ai/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perplexity</a> and asked it this question: <strong>People ask me, about the current social and political situation in the United States, "What can we do?" What can I tell them?</strong></p><p>Here’s a summary of what we learned (and we’ve put a few links below if you want to learn more): </p><p><strong>First, don’t give your power away to despair.</strong> </p><p><strong>Second, shift your focus to where you have real leverage:</strong> <strong>local life. </strong></p><p><strong>Third, invest in relationships.</strong> </p><p><strong>And finally, use the tools we have.</strong> </p><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5671977-2026-political-storms-ahead/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hill: Several Political Storms Loom on the Horizon in 2026</a></p><p><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-bucket-list-for-involved-citizens-76-things-you-can-do-to-boost-civic-engagement/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brookings: The bucket list for involved citizens: 76 things you can do to boost civic engagement</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SeriousConversation/comments/1k9zscv/what_should_we_be_doing_to_help/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Reddit-Serious Conversation: What should we be doing to help people/communities/ourselves in the current state of the US?</a></p><p><a href="https://crucibleofthought.com/political-predictions-for-the-usa-in-2026/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">A Crucible of Thought: Political Predictions for the USA in 2026</a></p><p><a href="https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_can_we_do_now" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Greater Good Magazine: What Can We Do Now? </a></p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/473166/forecasts-2026-trump-congress-democrats-musk-artificial-intelligence-hurricanes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener nor