Why We Feel Confused & Overwhelmed
When our emotional feelings and experiences exceed our logical capacity, what is there to do other than feel confused and overwhelmed?
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A Reason To Feel Good
Sometimes the reason doesn’t need a reason.
David Lynch On How Meditation Can Change Your Life – Transcendental Meditation & Creativity
A beautiful and articulate take from film director David Lynch on the powerful effects mediation can have on creativity, happiness, and wellbeing.
The Mistake That Wasted My Life (Short Film)
Don’t chase the ball. New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88
Why We Feel Lonely & Alienated – Charles Bukowski’s “The Crunch”
Charles Bukowski reads a version of his poem, “The Crunch.” In which, he describes how the cruelties and corruptions of humankind lead us to all feel alone and alienated from one another. He implies that this is merely a feature of our nature and can not be avoided. That fundamentally […]
Who Is The Doomer? – Dealing With An Age Of Hopelessness
New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 In an age where information overload has caused traditional meaning to be lost and replaced with a discontent for humanity, we have found ourselves with a generation of sadness, loneliness, and hopelessness. In this video, we explore our take on the outlook of this […]
Are Intelligent People More Pessimistic?
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 […]
The Backwards Law – Why Happiness Is Ruining Your Life
New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 “The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.” – Arthur Schopenhauer. In this video, we explore the paradoxical idea of how wanting happiness may not be the best way of finding it. If you are interested […]
Does Philosophy Make You Sad?
Some fans tell me that philosophy makes them sad, especially existentialists like Satre and Camus, and especially if it impacts their religious faith. So if studying it makes you depressed, anxious, or lonely, here’s a story to help you feel better, and some chat about the wonder of learning! Patreon: […]
Comedian Pete Holmes on depression and negative emotion | Big Think
Comedian Pete Holmes on depression and negative emotion New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Everyone’s experience with depression is different, but for comedian Pete Holmes the key to living with depression has been to observe his own […]
