Have you ever heard of the word ‘kafkaesque’? It always comes to my mind when I am in a melancholic or ‘deep thinking’ mood. I believe, we all having such a mood from time to time. Let’s try in this episode to look for some hints where such feelings evolve from. Let’s try to identify the reasons behind and find out what we can do to counteract such times whenever they come over us and annoy us.

Find the transcript of this episode here:https://trainsofthoughtspod.com/e/04-deep-thinking-kafka/

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