Get ready for Beyond Resolutions

Or here's what's coming

Contrary to the above image, no, it is not a fully psychedelic experience. I have, however, been considering where to go after completing the four episodes supporting your resolutions during January.

As I feel transparency is really important (trying to practise what I preach here), I wanted to give you a bit of background on what’s coming tomorrow and what to expect in the next series.

Officially titled “Beyond Resolutions”, I want to create some content that is laser focused on helping you to better handle existence in the 21 century. My plan is to cover topics such as happiness, the intersection of technology and self, existentialism and the zeitgeist, and mental resilience.

For me, the biggest issue with the 21st century is man’s quest for meaning. In an age where we are literally bombarded by choice, where nothing has ever been less permanent, where there are more ideologies than there are flavours at Baskin Robbins (my research says that currently stands at over 1,400), how do we define ourselves and our sense of meaning?

It’s something I contend with (full transparency), and it fuels The Observing I. I try to consider what others might find useful out of my own experiences, and broadcast it out into the ether in the hope that, perhaps, it will land upon someone’s ears and help them along the way.

I also feel it’s somewhat of a luxurious position to be in, contemplating my meaning. It translates to “I’ve not got much to worry about on a survival sense”, which I have to be grateful for. Being stuck in a philosophical quandary about the nature of existence might seem heavy, but I can afford the bills and keep the cupboards stocked, and I need to remind myself of that when the thoughts tumble down a rabbit hole.

Acknowledging this doesn’t necessarily lessen the weight of the quandary, however. Nor does it make it fundamentally any less important. As Viktor Frankl said, "He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”. And that’s important. If we have purpose and meaning, it gives us greater resilience to weather the tough times, because it feels like there’s a point to all of this.

There’s nothing more despondent than a person without purpose.

So, for those who are ready and willing, join me tomorrow for the first part of “Beyond Resolutions”, where I’ll be talking about Philosophical Perspectives on Happiness.

Much love,
David