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Pleasure feels amazing! Anxiety, however, does not. The Ancient Greek Philosopher Epicurus rolled these two strikingly intuitive claims into a simple formula for happiness and well-being—pursue pleasure without causing yourself anxiety. But wait, is that even possible? Can humans achieve lasting pleasure without suffering anxiety about failure and loss? Epicurus thinks we can, at least once we learn to pursue pleasure thoughtfully.

It's a question almost everyone has asked at some point, "What am I doing here?" and friends Austin and Emily are no different. You've been officially invited to join the semi-chaotic friends as they talk about all aspects of life. They'll cover the good, the bad, the ugly, and everything in between as they try to answer the question "What are we doing here?" one topic at a time .