Do you look for meaning or purpose through your job? Is there more to life than work? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss finding meaning beyond your career.Subscribe to ESP's 

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Are you waiting for the perfect moment to make a big change in your life? Have you ever put your own desires, wants, or happiness on hold because the time just wasn...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Are you special? Do you think you’re unique and that you will impact the world? What if you’re wrong? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss why you’re not specia...

Is life meaningless? Is everything a matter of interpretation, perspective? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss why Camus thought life is absurd.Subscribe to ESP's Y...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Has someone ever told you that you should try meditation? What’s the point of meditation? Danny and Randy discuss Shunryu Suzuki’s “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.”<...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you have a highly critical inner-voice? Does your inner voice say things to you that you would never say to a friend? Why is it so difficult to practice self-com...

Self-help books tell us to go after the life we want, but what if that’s wrong? Is it possible to want the life you get? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss how to want the life you get.Subscribe to ESP's 

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you compare yourself to others? Does it always seem like other people are doing better, living better, than you? Who should you compare yourself to? In this epis...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! John Stuart Mill famously claimed that “is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied…”&...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Everyone dies…Danny and Randy discuss regrets of the dying. Discover what you can do to live authentically and without regrets!Subscribe to ESP's 

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you get upset when things don’t go exactly as you planned? Do you wish you had more control? Do you struggle with feelings of insecurity? In this episode, Danny ...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you ever think about your own mortality? Are you afraid of dying? What happens after we die? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss death and other stuff.<...

Do you take pleasure in other people’s misfortune? Do you wish you were able to stop and enjoy the simpler things in life? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss the concepts of Schadenfreude or the Simple Pleasures. Thanks to lis...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! What is consciousness? Is consciousness based completely on the physical, on neurons firing in the brain? What makes us who we are? In this episode, Danny and Randy...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Did ancient thinkers get anything right about modern life? Is ancient wisdom still applicable in contemporary life? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss what an...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do your thoughts limit you? Is it possible to change how you think, to free yourself from the confines of your beliefs and values? Can we ever break free from the p...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Everyone has problems. Where do our problems come from? Can we ever be free of problems? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss the origin of problems.Subs...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Are you stuck in your comfort zone? Are you limiting yourself? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss why your comfort zone is killing you.Subscribe to ESP...

Does life seem like it’s harder than ever? Do you find yourself struggling to stay positive, to keep things in perspective? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss some everyday worries they’ve been dealing with.Subscribe to ESP's 

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Misattribution is a cognitive bias that occurs when someone incorrectly assigns the cause or source of their emotions, memories, or experiences. For example, you fe...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Should we structure our lives around certain principles? Can adopting Stoic principles make our lives better? Danny and Randy discuss Stoic principles to live by.

What is the Daoist concept of wu-wei? Is wu-wei similar to any concepts from Western philosophy? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss the Daoist concept of wu-wei or effortless action.Thanks to listener Jon B. for suggesting this top...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Why do you feel depressed, anxious, or unhappy? Do we have control over our emotions? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss whether we are responsible for our em...

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Have you ever struggled with your own negative thoughts? Have you said things to yourself that you would never say to someone you love? How can we quiet our negativ...

Are you lonely? Do you find it hard to meet people and make new friends? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss friendship in the age of distractions.Subscribe to ESP's