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Unpacking the Myth of Sisyphus idea, of a man condemned to push a boulder uphill for eternity.

ABOUT

Joe Wehbe is an author, podcaster, and 'Doorman.' Check out upcoming book, 'Holy Shit, It's Only Tuesday?' at https://withjoewehbe.com/book/

SUMMARY

0:00 What’s this episode about?

1:05 Crapping around, birthdays and AI poems.

5:02 Intro to Albert Camus and his books

7:45 ‘Absurdity and suicide.’

11:05 Exploring the ‘no meaning’ paradox of life.

14:54 Luke’s takeaways from Myth of Sisyphus

21:35 ‘No meaning’ doesn’t need to be dark.

24:25 Unpacking the search for ‘meaning’ at work.

28:50 Exploring the context of Absurdism, contrasting to Dostoyevsky

33:30 Why do people put themselves through unnecessary stress?

39:05 The danger of dwelling on opportunity cost

45:05 Critiquing Spirituality and the trap of reacting to your negative reactions!

49:05 The Big Takeaway… drum roll… LINKS Short Stories, Importat Announcements and Book Releases: https://thedoorman.substack.com/ Website: https://withjoewehbe.com/ Constant Student Community: https://www.constantstudent.com.au/