Fate is in my control

I cannot control the shape and trajectory of tech advancements, but I read two things today that I found helpful in framing a positive mindset.

When intelligence is plentiful, volition is valuable. The people who are going to make a difference [...] are the ones who will seek improvement and actively wrestle with AI to develop their own mental capabilities and accomplish more. In other words, what will differentiate people is not how smart they are but their relationship to mental effort.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/ai-open-ai-anthropic/687689/

I can and do put in the effort, that is not the issue. What I really need is optimism in order to free my imagination, which is seemingly more often a challenging ask. I really liked the quote below from Henry Oliver that emphasises the importance of imagination in dictating my/our future:

It might just be the case that the future belongs to those who can imagine it.