People must become familiar with the behavioral consequences of energy descent and global heating, but they must not dwell on those issues. Instead, the focus must be on making a transition to a low-material-throughput pattern of living at individual, collective, and institutional levels (Mazur 2024). However, intentionally, and against the dominant social norm, this course frames this new reality as an opportunity to emphasize behaviors that increase well-being (De Young 2019). It foresees a shift toward tangible, small-scale initiatives aimed at building neighborhood resilience, with communities following Brooks’ (2019) advice to emphasize “…individualism less and relationalism more,” resulting in an unexpected increase in well-being.