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Are Intelligent People More Pessimistic?

Pursuit of Wonder | September 25, 2025

No matter how intelligent someone may be, it’s not very helpful if they are miserable. Arguably, there is merit and wisdom in pessimism, but perhaps only when pessimism is used to help us become more reasonably optimistic. New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 If you are interested in supporting the […]



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The Zen Riddle No One Can Solve

Pursuit of Wonder | September 13, 2025

New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 We are accustom to stories, jokes, ideas, riddles, etc. that have answers or conclusions. Things we can walk away with and hold on to. In Zen, however, there is a riddle that goes the other way. A riddle that self-destructs itself and denies you […]


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Meaning & Nothingness – Finding Motivation In The Void

Pursuit of Wonder | August 14, 2025

If motivation is to have any merit, it should likely attempt to be as honest as possible. To support, visit our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store Follow Pursuit of Wonder on: Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/pursuitofwonder Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/PursuitOfWonder Recommended readings […]


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What If You Lived For 1,000 Years?

Pursuit of Wonder | May 12, 2025

Caught in the middle of the present and the future; the finite and infinite, it is a difficult balance this species must strive. [Note that this is not intended to be factual or informative regarding past, present, or future human lifespans.] Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store If you […]


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Why We Experience An Existential Crisis – The Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre

Pursuit of Wonder | May 11, 2025

Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store Jean-Paul Sartre is one of the great existential philosophers. His ideas are both insightful and useful, especially when we find ourselves in that strange confronting with everything (or nothing); in what we often call an existential crisis. If you are interested in supporting […]



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The Art of Loneliness

Pursuit of Wonder | April 30, 2025

A fictional, reflective account of a man’s experience through forced change and isolation, and his hopes and efforts to find his self on the other side. New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 If you are interested in supporting the channel, you can shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store Or […]



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