A little more clarity.
A little less noise.

How to Survive the Present is a collection of short, practical guides for navigating everyday life in an always-online world.

Useful beats exhaustive

We focus on a concrete question, a few steps you can try, and a clear place to stop. The aim is to help you make a choice, rather than give you another endless feed.

Know what kind of advice you’re reading

Consumer and information guides link to relevant sources. Organization and attention guides offer original exercises you can adapt. An experiment is presented as an experiment, rather than as a proven treatment or a universal rule.

Sources you can follow

We prioritize original documents, public agencies, and organizations explaining their own methods. We include update dates, distinguish examples from events, and avoid treating claims as established facts without support. Source links are references, not endorsements.

How the material is made

This first edition was researched and drafted with AI assistance. Editorial photos are AI-generated illustrations of everyday situations; they do not depict reported events. It does not claim a credentialed expert or independent human review. Factual advice is linked to supporting sources so readers can examine the basis for it.

Written for the US

Shopping, voting, and online-safety references are selected for US readers. Time-sensitive details and state-specific requirements should be checked with the relevant original source.