"There is scarcely any passion without struggle." - Albert CamusWhat 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?

#226: Lost - An Animated Short Audio

Oct 15th, 2023 2m 56s

An animated short about asking heart based questions in a world of forms and functions.Video available on The Chaos Artist YouTube Channel.

#225: Think Different

Oct 1st, 2023 25m 57s

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?

#224: The Repetition Compulsion

Sep 2nd, 2023 32m 1s

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.

#223: Surrealism

Aug 1st, 2023 38m 34s

Thoughts on the surrealist art movement.

#222: Analysis

Jul 3rd, 2023 30m 48s

Can you analyse your life without the desperate feeling of needing to get to a better place?Links:https://www.youtube.com/c/joliartist

#221: INFJ

Jun 3rd, 2023 33m 28s

Thoughts on the INFJ personality type.https://www.16personalities.com/https://www.youtube.com/@TheMindNotionhttps://medium.com/philosophy-simplified/breaking-down-jungs-4-personality-types-a-comprehensive-guide-61c686dc3227

#220: Circles of Interest

May 13th, 2023 33m 4s

Thoughts on following your tendency to become a generalist.

#219: Rational Madness

May 1st, 2023 26m 18s

Reflections on the dangers of second hand rationality.How not to become a senior developer (and what to do instead): https://youtu.be/T6Yr7htcbk4

#218: Self-Absorbed

Mar 24th, 2023 24m 53s

Reflections on the self-absorbed state of mind.

#217: When Words Aren't Enough

Mar 21st, 2023 18m 45s

Reflections on being in a space of not knowing.The School of Life:https://www.youtube.com/@theschooloflifetv

#216: How To Be Authentic?

Dec 10th, 2022 53m 41s

A conversation with Skye Cleary the author of How to Be Authentic? How to be Authentic: https://amzn.to/3W3XhGe

#215: NON SENSE

Nov 13th, 2022 23m 50s

Does nonsense serve any sort of purpose?Books:The Edge:https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back:https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a

#214: Twilight Conversations

Oct 28th, 2022 52m 38s

A conversation with Dublin-based psychotherapist and podcaster Jimmy Judge. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQ If you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a pa

#213: The Tortured Artist

Oct 14th, 2022 23m 38s

Reflections on the archetype of a tortured artist and the purpose of processing your own personal pain. Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to support

#212: IN SANE

Sep 30th, 2022 21m 21s

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 th

#211: Committed Writings

Sep 24th, 2022 33m 36s

Reflections on a series of essays by Albert Camus called Committed Writings.

#210: Serious Uselessness

Sep 2nd, 2022 24m 26s

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/3RRljmJBooks:The Edge:https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back:https://am

#209: Escapism or Realism?

Aug 19th, 2022 24m 51s

Are reading and writing forms of realism or forms of escapism? Lost in Thought: https://bit.ly/3RRljmJ Books: The Edge: https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back: https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to support

#208: Human Dignity

Aug 6th, 2022 28m 3s

An episode about restoring a sense of human dignity.Lost in Thought:https://bit.ly/3RRljmJBooks:The Edge:https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back:https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you c

#207: The Myth of Sisyphus

Jul 23rd, 2022 24m 53s

Reflections on The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert CamusThe Myth of Sisyphus:https://bit.ly/3RRljmJBooks:The Edge:https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back:https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work y

#206: Alien Nation

Jul 14th, 2022 21m 11s

An episode about feeling alienated.Books:The Edge:https://amzn.to/3Fa048eTaking My Life Back:https://amzn.to/3ACeYBQIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to support our work you can become a patron of the podcast or simply buy me a coff