The Sisyphus 55 Podcast Episode 3: Why Do You Get Out Of Bed In The Morning? (feat. @mystiverse )
Nov 13, 2020
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Existentialism and Personal Meaning
- Existentialism offers a hopeful approach by encouraging us to create personal meaning from a meaningless universe.
- Striving for authenticity and making something new out of nothing drives human action.
Depression and Meaninglessness
- Depression shows how the meaninglessness of life can paralyze action and destroy perceived meaningfulness.
- Creating meaning from nothing is both a scary and liberating challenge.
Boredom in the Digital Age
- Modern humans struggle with boredom due to constant entertainment and instant distractions.
- Avoiding pure boredom through distraction prevents facing the vacuum of nothingness.