As the World Burns: How to Not Lose Your Ever-Loving Mind

The world is on fire, and most days, it feels personal. Between the headlines, the heartbreak, and the chaos, many of us are just trying to stay connected without falling apart.

As the World Burns is a field guide for pragmatic self-compassion, not another book about detached positivity, dumbing yourself down, or tuning out. This work is intended as a reminder that self-preservation and calmness are long-forgotten survival skills.

Written by Talib Jasir, a writer, founder, CEO, podcast host and producer, and creative strategist who has lived through burnout, overextension, and the exhaustion of caring about everything all at once, this eBook offers grounded ways to protect your sanity while staying connected to humanity.

Inside, you will find reflections and practical practices for:

• Staying calm in chaos without collapsing
• Building compassion that sustains instead of drains
• Creating meaning in motion when the world feels unstable
• Withdrawing responsibly without guilt or apathy
• Reconnecting with others as medicine for despair

This is not an excuse to detach from the world. It is an invitation to return to it whole, clear, and ready to act with purpose.

As the World Burns: How to Not Lose your Ever-Loving Mind is an offering from one human to another. A reminder that even in the fire, there is still breath, choice, and the possibility to begin again with those of us still standing when the smoke clears.