Inside the mind of a self-learner. The podcast is a mix between solo episodes and conversations with authors, computer programmers, therapists, coaches, artists, scientists and outside the box thinkers.
Today I talk about dealing with loss and recgonising the legacy the person has left behind.
Thoughts on the possibilites available when you perceive utopia as a feeling to channel.
"There is scarcely any passion without struggle." - Albert Camus What is passion? Where does it come from? Is going through 'the struggle' the counterinuitive thing that will amplify the passion you feel in your bones?
An animated short about asking heart based questions in a world of forms and functions. Video available on The Chaos Artist YouTube Channel.
If neurodiversity became the norm would it still be called neurodiversity? Steve Jobs once said that computers were the ‘bicycle of the mind'. How much has this bicycle facilitated the desire to think different?
A look at the Repetition Compulsion, first coined by Sigmund Freud. He defined it as a desire to return to an earlier state of things.
Can you analyse your life without the desperate feeling of needing to get to a better place? Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/joliartist
Thoughts on the INFJ personality type. https://www.16personalities.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@TheMindNotion https://medium.com/philosophy-simplified/breaking-down-jungs-4-personality-types-a-comprehensive-guide-61c686dc3227
Thoughts on following your tendency to become a generalist.
Reflections on the dangers of second hand rationality. How not to become a senior developer (and what to do instead): https://youtu.be/T6Yr7htcbk4
Reflections on being in a space of not knowing. The School of Life: https://www.youtube.com/@theschooloflifetv
A conversation with Skye Cleary the author of How to Be Authentic? How to be Authentic: https://amzn.to/3W3XhGe
Does nonsense serve any sort of purpose? Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
A conversation with Dublin-based psychotherapist and podcaster Jimmy Judge. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on the archetype of a tortured artist and the purpose of processing your own personal pain. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee:
Reflections on rediscovering sanity in the midst of insanity. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on a series of essays by Albert Camus called Committed Writings.
Reflections on the fruits that are born from pursuing intellectual questions that are deemed as useless by the society you live in. Lost in Thought: https://bit.ly/3RRljmJ Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Are reading and writing forms of realism or forms of escapism? Lost in Thought: https://bit.ly/3RRljmJ Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
An episode about restoring a sense of human dignity. Lost in Thought: https://bit.ly/3RRljmJ Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus The Myth of Sisyphus: https://bit.ly/3RRljmJ Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
An episode about feeling alienated. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Stepping out from days spent living on repeat. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
The philosophy behind writing a book for nobody. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Exploring the Objective side of life. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Explorations into the Subjective side of life. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
A conversation with Anthony David Vernon, author of The Assumption of Death. https://amzn.to/3yOrp03 Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Today's episode is about learning to grow with and accept the chaotic nature of life. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ Want a jumper or a t-shirt with our artwork on it? Check out The Chaos Artist apparel shop here: US: https://the-chaos-artist.myspreadshop.com Europe: https://the-chaos-artist.myspreadshop.ie
Reflections on A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. https://bit.ly/3Fm8db7 Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you would like to support our work you can become a patron or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Persig. https://amzn.to/3jMl6Bu Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on some of the pros and cons of feeling like an outsider. Episode inspired by Nausea by Jean Paul Sartre. https://bit.ly/3DOUzMV Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Thoughts on being an autodidact. Episode inspired by Nausea by Jean Paul Sartre. https://bit.ly/3DOUzMV Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
On today's episode, I explore the humanity behind being an intellectual. Episode inspired by Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on the Italian animated series Tear Along the Dotted Line. Illustration drawn by Davey Villalobos and coloured by @chopsueylol Animations created using p5.js https://youtu.be/dQKYao-daYw Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Does existence precede essence or does essence precede existence? Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Today's episode is about dealing with a world that tells you "you're too serious". My journey from Marine to actor: https://youtu.be/nCwwVjPNloY Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048eT aking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on The Ethics of Ambiguity by Simone de Beauvoir. The Ethics of Ambiguity: https://bit.ly/3JNlfQ0 Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections from Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. https://bit.ly/3LcAymS Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
The mimetic theory of desire is an explanation of human behaviour and culture which originated with the French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science René Girard. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on Psychotherapy East & West by Alan Watts Psychotherapy East & West: https://bit.ly/3JukXOy Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on using your obsessions Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
#186: When Nietzsche Wept Reflections on the writing of my new book - When Nietzsche Wept . Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on the writing of my new book - The Edge. https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley. https://bit.ly/3cGbq7H Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048e Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Reflections on Modern Man in Search of a Soul by Carl G. Jung. Books: Taking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and you would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unconventional
Caroline Grace Cassidy is an Irish film and television actress, screenwriter and writer. Today's podcast is about her new novel - The Unexpected Love Story of Lexi Byrne (aged 39 1/2) http://www.carolinegracecassidy.com
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