Pursuit of Wonder
By Pursuit of Wonder
Categories: society, culture, education, self improvement
Fostering reflection through powerful ideas and stories. Wonder is the feeling of curiosity and appreciation inspired by something beautiful, inexplicable, or unfamiliar. At Pursuit of Wonder, we create work with the aim of producing that feeling. Through video essays, short stories, guided experiences, books, and more, we explore a wide range of topics related to philosophy, psychology, science, literature, well-being, and more. We believe in facing the challenges and complexities of life head-on, and in doing so, we strive to inspire a reconnection with child-like wonder and a comfort with the uncertainty and absurdity of existence. Links: Get my new book!: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FCDCCNJR Explore my other books: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Pantano/e/B08DCRJ85C Join the PoW newsletter: <a href="https://pursuitofwon
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- The Art of Letting Things Happen | A Japanese Philosophy That Will Change How You Think
Get Pursuit of Wonder books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robert-Pantano/author/B08DCRJ85C?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueGet 25% off Blinkist premium and start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/pursuitofwonder or…
- How To Deal With A Boring Life
In each moment, we have a choice. In this choice, we determine what kind of life we live. A boring one. Or an exciting one.
- The Ridiculous Absurdity of Being Alive
Go to https://brilliant.org/PursuitofWonder/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. Thank you to Brilliant for sponsoring this video. This short fiction story follows a group of people who awake to find themselves hurdling through space on…
- David Lynch On How Meditation Can Change Your Life - Transcendental Meditation and Creativity
A beautiful and articulate take from film director David Lynch on the powerful effects mediation can have on creativity, happiness, and wellbeing.
- 3 Paradoxes That Will Change the Way You Think About Everything
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- Your Entire Life Explained In Pizza Slices - This Is How Much Time You Have
The best and worst pizza you'll ever taste.
- The Narcissism Commonly Associated With Being Nice
Get "Millions of Little Threads" here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW2CR5WPGet "The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence" here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6XPPNJYBoth are also available here: https://pursuitofwonder.com/storeIn this video, we explore some of the common misunderstandings and…
- Charles Bukowski On The Tragedies Of Ordinary Life - "The Shoelace Poem"
In this Bukowski poem entitled, "The Shoelace Poem," Bukowski invites the listener/reader to feel less alone in the insanity created by the simple, mundane string of ordinary life events. Sometimes it isn’t massive life tragedies that push someone over the edge. Sometimes it's just one too many…
- The Desire to Not Exist
Go to https://brilliant.org/PursuitofWonder/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. Thank you to Brilliant for sponsoring this video. This video is a fictional, allegorical account of the cycle of death and rebirth. My new audiobook is…
- A Reason To Stop Worrying - Watch This Whenever You're Stressed Or Anxious
Get my new book, 'The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness': https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FCDCCNJR?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=andrewsmcmeelpublishing-20Other retailers: https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/the-terrible-paradox-of-self-awareness/This book is the result of two years of work. It…
- Follow No One. Trust Your Own Thoughts. | The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/pursuitofwonder or scanning the QR Code. Thank you to Blinkist for sponsoring this video. In this video, we explore the life, work, and influence of 18th…
- Bertrand Russell's Warning About The Future For This Generation - What Does Humanity Need?
Philosopher Bertrand Russell's warning for the future during an interview in 1959. As Bertrand Russell suggests, "If we wish to live together and not die together," perhaps we must work to heed this advice more effectively...sooner than later.This video is transformative in nature and is intended…
- The Terrible Price We Pay For the Fear of Being Alone
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- Sprezzatura - The Secret To Good Style
If one wishes to be taken seriously in their artistic and performative endeavors, they must do it with good style. For some, good style is easy. For others, not so much. Fortunately, through understanding and applying the concept of Sprezzatura, (almost) anyone can attain good style.This video is…
- Luck Always Beats Hard Work
Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/pursuitofwonder or scanning the QR Code. Thank you to Blinkist for sponsoring this video. This video is an adaptation of the classic fable, "The Tortoise…
- How Culture Makes Us Feel Lost - Dr. Gabor Maté On Finding Your True Self Again
Dr. Gabor Maté gives a beautiful speech on human nature and the implications culture has on our ability to maintain it. In this segment of the speech, he discusses four different categories of self-alienation, and provides a sentiment of hope to stay in touch with our true nature as we move…
- How the Way You Respond to Boredom Changes Your Life
Get my book "Millions of Little Threads" here: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Millions-of-Little-Threads/dp/B0BVT6JZVV/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Also available on the POW website here: https://pursuitofwonder.com/product/millions-of-little-threadsGo to…
- Why You Shouldn't Trust What Anyone Tells You
It's important not to assume that the way things are or have been are the way things need to be. The way our family, friends, or society as a whole lives life on earth is not the only way. We must not limit ourselves. We must not blindly conform if the price to pay is our happiness and sense of…
- The Call of the Void - Where Do Horrible Thoughts Come From?
Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/pursuitofwonder or scanning the QR Code. Thank you to Blinkist for sponsoring this video. This video explores the strange phenomenon known as the "call of…
- What It Feels Like To Die (Animated Short)
A short animation with a timely message. We never know when the ending moment might come, only to realize what we already knew, but never did anything about.Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/storeIf you are interested in supporting the channel, you can donate to…
- Thought Experiments That Will Change How You Think About Life
Get 40% off Blinkist premium, only valid until the end of February! Enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1 and start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/pursuitofwonder or scanning the QR code.In this video, we explore several versions of the popular thought experiment…
- How We Might Be Living In Other Dimensions Without Knowing - A Neil deGrasse Tyson Visualization
In a 2017 interview, Neil deGrasse Tyson provides an incredible visual illustration to the concept of multidimensional phenomena. In which, he compares our inability to comprehend beyond the third dimension to that of an ant being incapable of understanding that something is placed above it. Truly…
- The Algorithm Effect - How An Entire Population Becomes Mentally Sick
Get my audiobook here: https://pursuitofwonder.com/product/millions-of-little-threadsAlso available on Audible here: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Millions-of-Little-Threads/dp/B0BVT6JZVV/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=What if everyone shared all of your beliefs and opinions? Though…
- Why You Can Change The World, But Shouldn't
The point isn't that we should never try to change the world.The point is that we shouldn't want to change the world for the sake of feeling significant by getting our name in the history books. Change does not always mean improvement, and we must be careful when we say we want to change the…
- This One Idea Will Change How You Think About Your Entire Life
Get my new book, The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness, here: https://www.amazon.com/Terrible-Paradox-Self-Awareness-Awareness-Beginning/dp/B0FCDCCNJR/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here or…
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