De Profundis is Latin for "from the depths." It's also the title of a letter. Oscar Wilde, the infamous Irish playwright and poet, wrote this letter over the course of the two years he spent in prison for "public indecency". He wrote it to Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas, who was a "friend" of Oscar's (wink wink). We cover the first portion of the lett…

Goes along with Episode 08. Today, we discuss ways to establish core beliefs, such as pondering questions about life and the justification of means, and even using alternate history "what-ifs" to cement strong beliefs in yourself. These beliefs are important, as they lay the foundation of all of your other thoughts and opinions--even your statement…

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahatma Gandhi Today we discuss how the quality of our thoughts are paramount in creating the life that we want to live. How our thoughts, statements, and actions are all connected. We also discuss the Law of Attraction and look at what many different people have sa…

Today we discuss a heuristic, or a short-cut in thinking, that does more harm than good. But so many people aren't consciously aware of this and their thoughts and behaviors suffer because of it. We go over how we often categorize things as either black or white, this or that, and fail to acknowledge the HUGE grey area that exists. Have you ever st…

Realizing and accepting the fact that you can only control yourself is a powerful tool. This is a topic that the Stoics teach. Today, we look more into this idea and that of improving your character, especially with the four cardinal virtues. Stoicism is a philosophy of virtue ethics and self-improvement. We will dive even further into it in the fu…

Today we discuss six ways to help you reflect and discover what you may be passionate about. They include: Feeling like you have to do something because nobody else will/can Feeling like something is bigger than yourself Looking back on conversations that sparked something inside you Taking personality tests to first know yourself better Looking ba…

Have you ever been so tired of your daily routine that you just wish something would change? Today we discuss ways to make that change happen! From things as simple as listening to new music, being open to learning new things, and improving skills, to attending new events and putting yourself outside of your comfort zone, we discuss it all. Plus, y…

Today we discuss what it means to love one's fate, as the Latin phrase "Amor Fati" suggests. We also discuss the main differences between fate and destiny, using everyday scenarios to do so. While fate is what happens, we still create our own destiny out of that fate. And from there, the cycle of fate and destiny continues. Yet, even when unplanned…

We know lots of beautiful things. But do we know Beauty itself? Today, we talk about Plato's idea of getting to the higher forms of things, using a map of reality, The Divided Line, to help us do so. Then, we look at a few different ways to seek the higher forms of things, including spending time with nature, meditating, and, ultimately, contemplat…

In today's episode, we discuss a feeling of earth-shattering self-awareness called existential panic. We look at what existential philosophers have said about this, also taking a close look at Albert Camus' arguments for absurdity as well as his responses to it. Most importantly, we learn about how we can improve our lives with this knowledge, if w…