Mark and Katherine discuss the general malaise and note of uncertainty that 2021 seems to be ending on.

 Katherine shares her feelings around how difficult it is to plan for 2022, when the future is riddled with uncertainty and fear. They problem solve around how to regain the ability to dream and plan for a better, more creative future. 

They break this issue down from multiple angles and try to identify what can cure this "dream-fatigue":

• Burnout and "Technical Debt" (aka "Daily Grind Debt").
• Dreaming big as a muscle.
• Deliberately spending time outside your field. 
• Understanding and accepting your "Natural Style" and "Adaptive Style" and cultivating your life around those carefully. 
• What best gardening (and crop) practices have to do with creating a good life.