E179 - Reggie Watts: The Absurdity of Being a Human Being
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Episode E179 - Reggie Watts: The Absurdity of Being a Human Being
In this conversation, Reggie Watts explores creativity not as a skill reserved for a few, but as the fundamental way human beings relate to reality itself. From comedy and music to improvisation, paradox, and play, Reggie reflects on how we’re constantly creating our experience of life—often without realizing it.
We talk about absurdity as a doorway to truth, humor as a form of instantaneous awakening, and why laughter momentarily dissolves identity, ideology, and certainty. Reggie shares how improvisation shapes his philosophy of living, why structure exists to be transcended, and how playfulness restores a sense of freedom in a world that often feels rigid and over-defined.
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00:00 Intro - Reggie Watts
04:54 The absurdity of being human
07:21 The insight gained through self-reflection
11:34 The philosophy of improv
19:06 Realizing the artist in you
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25:44 Reggie’s form of death meditation
38:14 Altered states as a reference point
46:09 Not all transpersonal experiences are equal
52:43 Reframing anxiety after altered states
1:03:25 It’s all an illusion
1:12:44 Service to self vs service to others
1:19:28 Building community
1:23:15 Closing thoughts
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