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Adam Savage's Tested: Advice on Weathering Today's Uncertain, Hostile Times

Adam Savage kicks off by urging us to lean into empathy, kindness and respect as our go-to tools for navigating these rocky, hostile times. He’s asked if he’d do anything differently in his past and basically says “nope”—every misstep helped get him where he is today.

He then unpacks the “scarcity model” (that feeling there’s not enough opportunity or resources to go around) and draws a clear line between unhelpful gatekeeping—arbitrary barriers that shut people out—and the healthy side of “pay your dues,” where a bit of challenge actually preps you for the journey ahead.

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