Why modern life is designed to keep you anxious — and what to do about it | The Gray Area

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We use the word “anxiety” to describe stress, dread, worry, panic, even vibes. Which just goes to show: We really don’t know what anxiety is, or where it comes from, or what we’re supposed to do with it. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Today’s guest is philosopher Samir Chopra, author of Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide. Chopra argues that anxiety is a permanent feature of being human and the price of being a free, self-conscious creature in an uncertain world. Sean and Samir talk about the difference between fear and anxiety, why modern life seems engineered to keep us on edge, and what Buddhism, existentialism, and Freud can teach us about the anxious mind. Host: Sean Illing (@SeanIlling) Guest: Samir Chopra, author of Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide 1:22 What is anxiety? 9:30 Are we an anxious generation? 13:05 Buddhism and anxiety 18:55 Acceptance vs. resignation 22:05 The existentialist view on anxiety 26:50 Freud and the psychoanalytic view of anxiety 30:23 How ca

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