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Who Am I? | The Philosophy of Alan Watts | Einzelgänger
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who Am I? | The Philosophy of Alan Watts Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/Who am I? Am I the mind? Am I the body that contai...
Don't Suffer More Than Needed | Buddhist Philosophy on Pain and Suffering | Einzelgänger
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't Suffer More Than Needed | Buddhist Philosophy on Pain and Suffering Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/“Pain is inevit...
Unlocking Flow: The Taoist Secret to Effortless Success | Einzelgänger
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unlocking Flow: The Taoist Secret to Effortless Success Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/What’s happening in our brain whe...
How to Be a Happy Loser | A Guide for Modern Day Untouchables | Einzelgänger
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to Be a Happy Loser | A Guide for Modern Day Untouchables No one wants to be a loser. Because of today’s tendency to call people ‘losers,’ m...
Life’s Greatest Paradox: What You Resist, Persists | Einzelgänger
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life’s Greatest Paradox: What You Resist, Persists Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/Quite logically, we can’t get rid of...
The Less You Care, The Happier You’ll Be | Taoist Wisdom For An Overly Serious World | Einzelgänger
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Less You Care, The Happier You’ll Be | Taoist Wisdom For An Overly Serious World Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/Life...
Self-destructive? It could be your death drive… | Einzelgänger
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Selfdestructive? It could be your death drive… Why would living entities harbor a wish for selfdestruction or even death? And if we look closer at t...
The downside of belonging to a group... | Einzelgänger
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The downside of belonging to a group... The major downside of belonging to a group is the expectation of conformity: belonging requires us to adapt. O...
When being alone is a choice... (personal journey) | Einzelgänger
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When being alone is a choice... (personal journey) Selfimposed social isolation is a complex issue. I know it’s complex because I’ve experienced i...
Nothing Exists But You | The Philosophy of Solipsism | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing Exists But You | The Philosophy of Solipsism Solipsism denies that the human mind has any valid reason for believing that anything outside its...
Stop Trying to Get It And You'll Have It | The Backwards Law | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Trying to Get It And You'll Have It | The Backwards Law Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/The backwards law proposes tha...
Trying to Control the Future is Useless (Law of Reverse Effect) | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trying to Control the Future is Useless (Law of Reverse Effect) The full video is available here: https://youtu.be/VpcQVjSVqOMOur minds tend to try to...
Why you shouldn't vent anger (according to science and philosophy) | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why you shouldn't vent anger (according to science and philosophy) We celebrate and even glamorize anger as a society. But should we believe the hype?...
Epictetus’ Art of Winning in All Circumstances (Stoicism) | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Epictetus’ Art of Winning in All Circumstances (Stoicism) Stoicism for Inner Strength (book): https://einzelganger.co/innerstrengthLosing, to many, ...
Why It's Better to be Single | 4 Reasons | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why It's Better to be Single | 4 Reasons Is it better to be single? It depends. Different people look for different things. For many, engaging in rela...
Epicurus' Secret to Happiness (And Accessible to All) | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Epicurus' Secret to Happiness (And Accessible to All) Epicurus believed in focusing on simple, natural, necessary pleasures rather than vain and exces...
Why It’s Okay to Be a Loser | Taoist Philosophy for the Unambitious, Failures and Nobodies | Einzelgänger
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why It’s Okay to Be a Loser | Taoist Philosophy for the Unambitious, Failures and Nobodies Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/ta...
Are you a nihilist? | Einzelgänger
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a nihilist? Einzelgänger explores a wide range of topics and ideas, with a dose of "as I see it," out of curiosity and creative urge.Einzelgä...
When Life Hurts, Care Less About It | The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius | Einzelgänger
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Life Hurts, Care Less About It | The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius The Urge: Fall of a Stoic: https://einzelganger.co/urgeUnlike many Roman Empe...
Are You a Pig? | The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius | Einzelgänger
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are You a Pig? | The Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius stated that we shouldn’t fight what we’re compelled to. He compared people who ...
So, you're a lone wolf? | Einzelgänger
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So, you're a lone wolf? Maybe you’re a proverbial lone wolf or aspiring to be one. You probably have your reasons for it, and so do I. But let’s l...
Why Pride Is the Worst | The Seven Deadly Sins | PRIDE | Einzelgänger
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Pride Is the Worst | The Seven Deadly Sins | PRIDE This video series explores the Seven Deadly Sins as a Christian concept and beyond. What’s so...
Does today's news make you anxious? | Einzelgänger
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does today's news make you anxious? Einzelgänger explores a wide range of topics and ideas, with a dose of "as I see it," out of curiosity and creati...
How Epicurus Keeps Calm | Einzelgänger
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Epicurus Keeps Calm The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus may seem an unlikely figure to teach us how to achieve a calm mind because of his reput...
When to walk away | Einzelgänger
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When to walk away At its heart, it’s about asking ourselves a fundamental question: Is this situation good for me, or should I move on? It’s a sim...
The Men Who Explained the Universe | Thales, Anaximander & Anaximenes | Einzelgänger
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Men Who Explained the Universe | Thales, Anaximander & Anaximenes Einzelgänger explores a wide range of topics and ideas, with a dose of "as I se...
Seneca's Secrets to Stress-Free Living | Stoic Philosophy | Einzelgänger
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Seneca's Secrets to StressFree Living | Stoic Philosophy In a letter to his dear friend Lucilius, Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote: “There are more th...
When Life Hurts, Let Go | A Stoic Lesson for Inner Peace | Einzelgänger
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Life Hurts, Let Go | A Stoic Lesson for Inner Peace Epictetus believed that happiness and inner peace are entirely within our power. This video d...
Lost in a World Without Purpose: Now What? | Einzelgänger
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lost in a World Without Purpose: Now What? Philosophers have been dealing with the problem of meaninglessness for centuries. Their ideas about life (o...
Why Suffering is Beautiful | Emil Cioran’s Dark Philosophy | Einzelgänger
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Suffering is Beautiful | Emil Cioran’s Dark Philosophy Check out my novel The Urge: Fall of a Stoic: https://einzelganger.co/urgeCioran’s wri...
The More You Try, The Worse It Goes (Law of Reverse Effect) | Einzelgänger
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The More You Try, The Worse It Goes (Law of Reverse Effect) We might believe that the more we worry about the task and its consequence, the more contr...
Reasons Not to Worry What Others Think | Einzelgänger
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reasons Not to Worry What Others Think Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/It’s generally a good idea to care about other peo...
Are you here to please others? Well, I’m not. | Einzelgänger
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you here to please others? Well, I’m not. Are you a people pleaser? Or do you know someone who is? This video explores the pernicious act of peo...
Philosophers: "Stop Caring About People's Opinions" (Diogenes, Schopenhauer, Epictetus, Nietzsche) | Einzelgänger
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Philosophers: "Stop Caring About People's Opinions" (Diogenes, Schopenhauer, Epictetus, Nietzsche) As for today, being hurt by other people’s opinio...
How Not to Be Pathetic | Stoic Philosophy & Emotions | Einzelgänger
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Not to Be Pathetic | Stoic Philosophy & Emotions The Stoics pursued a mental state called ‘apatheia’ (from which the English word ‘apathy’...
How a broken, screwed-up life can be beautiful (Kintsugi) | Einzelgänger
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How a broken, screwedup life can be beautiful (Kintsugi) Taoism for Inner Peace (BOOK): https://einzelganger.co/tao/Kintsugi doesn’t hide the histor...
Drifting Away from People: The Dark Side of Solitude | Einzelgänger
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drifting Away from People: The Dark Side of Solitude As a lover of solitude, I think it’s useful to look at the dark sides behind turning our backs ...
How Philosophers Handle Rejection (Diogenes, Schopenhauer, Epictetus & Zhuangzi) | Einzelgänger
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Philosophers Handle Rejection (Diogenes, Schopenhauer, Epictetus & Zhuangzi) Many people fear being rejected because they experience it as painful...
Walking away from marriage, children, and other stuff we're supposed to have | Einzelgänger
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walking away from marriage, children, and other stuff we're supposed to have When society believes something is good, does it necessarily mean it’s ...
How Do We Manage Loneliness? | Einzelgänger
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How Do We Manage Loneliness? Some people seem unable to function without daily social interaction, while others can go weeks without seeing a human be...
Is Having Babies a Crime? | Emil Cioran’s Antinatalism | Einzelgänger
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Having Babies a Crime? | Emil Cioran’s Antinatalism This video continues the journey into Cioran’s pessimistic worldview as we delve into his l...
Why Chasing Happiness is Pointless (The Hedonic Treadmill) | Einzelgänger
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Chasing Happiness is Pointless (The Hedonic Treadmill) Could it be that chasing happiness doesn’t make us happier and could even make us miserab...
When Life Disappoints You, Don’t Disappoint Life | Einzelgänger
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Life Disappoints You, Don’t Disappoint Life For many, the disappointments of life justify destructive behaviors towards oneself and others. Ent...
Lao Tzu’s Secrets to Stress-Free Living | Taoist Philosophy | Einzelgänger
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lao Tzu’s Secrets to StressFree Living | Taoist Philosophy Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/Let's explore Taoist views tha...
Just Let Go | The Philosophy of Fight Club | Einzelgänger
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just Let Go | The Philosophy of Fight Club Check the second Fight Club essay: https://youtu.be/ER69AuimtOQLife is short. It’s ending one minute at a...
Viktor Frankl's Method to Overcome Fear (Paradoxical Intention) | Einzelgänger
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Viktor Frankl's Method to Overcome Fear (Paradoxical Intention) Paradoxical intention is one of the techniques found in Viktor Frankl's logotherapy. T...
Why We Isolate Ourselves and How to Reconnect | Einzelgänger
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why We Isolate Ourselves and How to Reconnect Check out my novel The Urge: Fall of a Stoic: https://einzelganger.co/urgeWhat drives us to withdraw fr...
Signs of a Toxic Friend | Buddhist Philosophy | Einzelgänger
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Signs of a Toxic Friend | Buddhist Philosophy But whether or not a friend is toxic can be challenging to determine, especially when we’re attached t...
The Harder You Try, The Worse It Gets | Law of Reversed Effort | Einzelgänger
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Harder You Try, The Worse It Gets | Law of Reversed Effort Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/The Backwards Law: https://y...
Lost in a World Without Purpose: Now What? | Einzelgänger
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lost in a World Without Purpose: Now What? Philosophers have been dealing with the problem of meaninglessness for centuries. Their ideas about life (o...
Just Because You Think It, Doesn’t Mean It’s True | Einzelgänger
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just Because You Think It, Doesn’t Mean It’s True No matter how convincing they are, thoughts aren’t necessarily facts. Even though it’s a mas...
Stop Caring What People Think (The Power of Indifference) | Einzelgänger
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Caring What People Think (The Power of Indifference) People are generally anything but indifferent toward the opinions of others and how they per...
When your self-worth depends on what you achieve | Einzelgänger
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When your selfworth depends on what you achieve We’re obsessed with achievement, trapped in a cycle where one’s latest success measures personal w...
Why Invisibility is Power | Priceless Benefits of Being Invisible | Einzelgänger
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Invisibility is Power | Priceless Benefits of Being Invisible Being invisible in itself holds tremendous power; it’s an advantage widely overloo...
You Don’t Lose People. You Return Them | Stoic Philosophy | Einzelgänger
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You Don’t Lose People. You Return Them | Stoic Philosophy Most people struggle significantly after losing their loved ones, which seems to be a natu...
TAOISM | The Art of Not Trying | Einzelgänger
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TAOISM | The Art of Not Trying Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/The Taoists observed that humans tend to act in ways that ar...
The Benefits of Ignoring People | Einzelgänger
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Benefits of Ignoring People Sometimes, by ignoring people, we do ourselves a great favor. Moreover, I’d say that ignoring people from time to ti...
When Walking Away Is the Only Answer | The Path of the Hermit | Einzelgänger
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Walking Away Is the Only Answer | The Path of the Hermit What moved people in the past and present to become hermits? What does a life of seclusi...
If Life Has No Meaning, Why Live? | Albert Camus & The Absurd Man | Einzelgänger
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If Life Has No Meaning, Why Live? | Albert Camus & The Absurd Man According to FrenchAlgerian philosopher Albert Camus, our world has no ultimate mean...
Once You Stop Caring, Results Come | The Law of Reverse Effect | Einzelgänger
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once You Stop Caring, Results Come | The Law of Reverse Effect Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/Author Aldous Huxley first d...
The Dark Side of Romance: Is Love Worth It? | Einzelgänger
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Dark Side of Romance: Is Love Worth It? Is love all you need? Current societal narratives tell us that romantic love is an ‘ultimate concern;’...
Should We Stop Having Babies? | Antinatalism Explored | Einzelgänger
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should We Stop Having Babies? | Antinatalism Explored Is it better never to have been? Some people believe it would indeed be better if no sentient li...
Breaking Bad: The Psychology of Walter White (based on Nietzsche) | Einzelgänger
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking Bad: The Psychology of Walter White (based on Nietzsche) The character of Walter White shows an interesting psychological transformation thro...
Stop Clinging to People (The Philosophy of Epictetus) | Einzelgänger
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Clinging to People (The Philosophy of Epictetus) Clinging to someone or something implies the continual hurt that comes with resisting a possible...
Worrying About the Future is Misery | Marcus Aurelius | Einzelgänger
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Worrying About the Future is Misery | Marcus Aurelius Full video: https://youtu.be/LGXRpbDuDGEMarcus Aurelius wrote that it’s not the weight of the ...
Stop Caring About What Isn't Yours: Epictetus’ Lessons from My Novel | Einzelgänger
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Caring About What Isn't Yours: Epictetus’ Lessons from My Novel The Urge: Fall of a Stoic: https://einzelganger.co/urge Stoicism for Inner Peac...
Wu-wei | The Art of Letting Things Happen | Einzelgänger
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wuwei | The Art of Letting Things Happen Taoism for Inner Peace (book): https://einzelganger.co/tao/Despite humanity’s technological developments an...
What Cats Teach Us About Happiness | A Cat's Philosophy | Einzelgänger
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What Cats Teach Us About Happiness | A Cat's Philosophy Most of the time, cats come across as utterly indifferent. They don’t seem to care about oth...