Our world seems to be full of such turmoil and chaos right now. From never-ending war and embarrasing statesmen on one side, and fanciful visions of an immediately possible future on the other. Chase Raz goes solo to explore some of the sources of posititivity and negativity directly surrounding his professional life and helps make sense of how businessess can navigate this new normal, connects technology as the partial source of conflict, and offers a suggestion on how to mitigate business problems as a result of the clash between optimism and pessimism.