"Reframe anxiety as curiosity to unlock agency In 2022, when AI pessimism dominated public discourse, Gil Hurwitz observed that social media algorithms push opinions toward extreme poles, creating a monoculture of fear. He deliberately constructed the opposite mindset: "the opposite of anxiety is curiosity" and "instead of downside protection it's upside seeking." Neuroscience research supports this — we tend to steer the world toward whatever future we vividly believe in, so consciously adopting an optimistic mental model increases the probability of a positive outcome. Anyone stuck in a fear-driven mindset about change can use this as a practical prompt: ask what the curious, upside-seeking interpretation of this situation looks like. Source: Gil Hurwitz, Lex Fridman Podcast / Tech Panel, EAC vs DACK Discussion"