Garrett and Mike return to The Dream of a Ridiculous Man to see what it may tell us about how experience can lead us to simple truth.

This episode, two ridiculous men, Garrett and Mike, discuss the short story "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Link to the story online: https://gustavus.edu/threecrowns/files/The%20Dream%20of%20a%20Ridiculous%20Man,%20Fyodor%20Dostoevsky.pdf

Garrett and Mike discuss a little Nietzsche and what he thinks about thinking for yourself. You could listen to him. Or not. He'd maybe prefer it that way.

Podcast Mentioned:

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Garrett and Mike discuss the idea of bare life from Byung-Chul Han's essay "The Agony of Eros" and how thinking about the concept can help us reexamine our "why."

Books Mentioned:

The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy

Movies Mentioned:

The Jungle Book

Garrett and Mike talk about how some new golf lessons can apply to everyday life.

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Garrett and Mike talk about time. They promise it's not a waste of your time!

Garrett and Mike wrap up their conversation about the idea of "Be, Do, Have." Is it interesting? Yes! Do they provide a concrete solution about how to solve the problem? No! Is that what makes it fun? Yes!

Garrett and Mike embark on part three of their series on the idea of "be, do, have." This time, they talk about why this idea matters through the lens of "On the Shortness of Life" by Seneca.

Garrett and Mike continue to talk about the idea of living a "Be, Do, Have" life, this time with the help of the work of Byung-Chul Hun.

Philosophize This! Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophize-this/id659155419?i=1000627026347

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In this episode, Garrett and Mike explore what it may mean to live in a way that follows the flow of "being, doing, having" instead of "having, doing, being."

Book link: https://www.amazon.com/Karma-Yogis-Guide-Crafting-Destiny-ebook/dp/B08F4GYK9P/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1696957093&sr=8-1

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