HeyJaredThe Existential List by YEPICURUS
Insights to reignite your inner flame and remind you that life is a sacred adventure.
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How To Not Waste Your Time on Earth (opens the original)
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This is the fifth of a multi-part series for paid subscribers called How To: ExistI distill a decade of experience as an existential philosopher, researcher and consultant into these essays. They’re not meant to be consumed as ‘content’, but committed to practice.A subscriber sent me this request for an essay, and I couldn’t be happier about it:<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0KV0!,f_auto
How to Overcome Rejection Sensitivity and Finally Live Up to Your Potential (opens the original)
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This is the fourth of a multi-part series for paid subscribers called How To: ExistI distill a decade of experience as an existential philosopher, researcher and consultant into these essays. They’re not meant to be consumed as ‘content’, but committed to practice.On January 6th 2020, I posted for the first time as Yepicurus. This was the IG post:<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GUD!,f_auto,q_a
You'll Become Your Job. Then You'll Be Replaced. (opens the original)
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Agamemnon’s face was almost never shown in Nolan’s Odyssey for good reason. Understanding why might make you less "productive" but more fully human.Not understanding why might make you a giant worm...<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" hei
You Feel Like an Imposter Because It Makes Failing Hurt Less (opens the original)
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This is the third of a multi-part series for paid subscribers called How To: ExistI distill a decade of experience as an existential philosopher, researcher and consultant into these essays. They’re not meant to be consumed as ‘content’, but committed to practice.Today’s piece is on overcoming imposter syndrome. Next week, we cover rejection sensitivity.It was a stupidly gorgeous day in Northern California, 2018.I finished my fir
You Must Create Scared. Or Be Haunted By What Could Have Been. (opens the original)
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On October 20 1938, writer John Steinbeck made this diary note:My nerves blew out like a fuse and today I feel weak and powerless.He didn’t know it yet, but in a few days he’d finish writing one of the greatest novels of all time. But that Thursday, he was having a f*cking meltdown. In fact, he’d been having a series of meltdowns since he started working on the book.These are some of his diary entries from that writing period:June 3: People want to come to see me next Monday. Can’t be.
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