Don’t Panic!
Live the good life for people, planet and place
Ian McBurney
Feeling overwhelmed about the state of the planet and society? Feeling powerless to help? It's a heck of a time to be alive.
Don’t Panic! You’ve got this! This book is a choose your own adventure guide to living the good life through transport, energy, stuff, nature, food and money. Find out how to take the next best steps at your pace, in your time, with your headspace, to your budget, at your stage of life, with your skills and passions, and in your local place.
Don’t Panic! We’ve got this! Together we can change the world around us. Find out how to influence and work effectively with others. And in an Australian first, Prime Minister Thishouldbeasy will tell you what we can agitate for.
Don’t Panic! Create a comfy home and a life connected to planet, people and local place. This is living the good life! Get stuck in.
Published: 24 August 2026
ISBN: 9781764908009
Imprint: Ingram Spark
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
RRP: $29.95
“Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive and brilliant to-do list for the future of life on Earth if it is to include human beings. Read it and go at it!”
Paul Hawken
“Your call to build on our potential/natural curiosity is overdue. Some of us do it but we don’t SAY it. You have and it is so refreshing. I loved that you START your theory of change with ‘celebrate’.”
Professor Kate Auty
“Don’t Panic does something rare: it turns grief for the planet into a practical, joyful plan of action. As someone who’s spent almost two decades building community-owned renewable energy, I love seeing this story told plainly – that ordinary people, working together, really can own the future they want. It really is a delight for all ages, accessible to teenagers through to our elders. Read it, feel what you need to feel, and then feel good about taking action. There has never been a better time.”
Taryn Lane, Hepburn Energy