{"id":64787,"date":"2023-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64787\/8-ways-to-remain-relatively-sane-while-lebanon-is-on-fire"},"modified":"2023-01-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T00:00:00","slug":"8-ways-to-remain-relatively-sane-while-lebanon-is-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64787\/8-ways-to-remain-relatively-sane-while-lebanon-is-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Ways To Remain Relatively Sane While Lebanon Is On Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world has taken quite a dark turn these past few weeks (months, years, decades). Stuck in a decaying world, where the apocalyptic headlines never stop, it can be quite easy to fall into rightful helplessness and despair. We do not have a cure, and we think that\u2019s a pretty valid state to be in. But what we do have is a listo!<\/p>\n<p>  <b>1. Wake up! This is all a dream<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Wake up! It\u2019s not a dream. <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/65MDEU8A958AAAAC\/it-was-all-a-dream-biggie.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>2. Okay, it\u2019s not a dream but what if it was?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  It\u2019s still not.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/xUNd9CrVKYx1iNFiuI\/giphy.gif width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>3. Grow wings<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Why is the Lebanese Lira the only thing that\u2019s soaring? (Not a Red Bull ad)<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/16\/8e\/bd\/168ebd7697a52acbf4498c52c909a4b9.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>4. Develop niche hyperfixations<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Anyone interested in a degree in Beirut.com studies?<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/EN4iyi_r8dIAAAAi\/hyperfixate.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>5. Build a cardboard cutout of your favorite politician and throw darts at it<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Your choice of warlord.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kym-cdn.com\/photos\/images\/original\/001\/563\/717\/ea9.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>6. Become a cat <\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Live your best cat life, nap a lot, drink some milk, chew down some dry food, develop a flea infection, etc.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/3o6Zt481isNVuQI1l6\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>7. Learn martial arts<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  For no specific reason of course, nothing you can use it for.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/3oKIPqZPlKW5otXIS4\/giphy.gif\" width=\"70%\"> <\/p>\n<p>  <b>8. Treat your friends kindly<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  Shreds of community is all we have left, and if it\u2019s any consolation, the rest of the world is also relatively on fire.<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.tenor.com\/KuiW9twtiG8AAAAd\/everything-is-fine-earth-on-fire.gif\" width=\"70%\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world has taken quite a dark turn these past few weeks (months, years, decades).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":424509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","_preview_accessed":0,"_lftp_listicle_injection":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-64787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-listomania"],"authorship":[89],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.5) 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