<![CDATA[Existential Picnic]]>https://existentialpicnic.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XG3q!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44090b47-dbd9-44ee-83db-983608fab64c_1280x1280.pngExistential Picnichttps://existentialpicnic.comSubstackFri, 17 Apr 2026 11:51:20 GMT<![CDATA[Why you struggle to make decisions]]>https://existentialpicnic.com/p/why-you-struggle-to-make-decisionshttps://existentialpicnic.com/p/why-you-struggle-to-make-decisionsWed, 19 Nov 2025 18:14:22 GMTIn this extra peaceful episode, we talk about:

  • The overwhelming amount of choices we have and why that low-key sucks

  • Why shame makes you sit on social media

  • The dangers of copying what others want

  • Why you’re secretly the bad guy in Men In Black 1 (a perfect movie)

See you next week.

-Jacob

]]><![CDATA[I got scammed!]]>https://existentialpicnic.com/p/i-got-scammedhttps://existentialpicnic.com/p/i-got-scammedSat, 08 Nov 2025 11:57:34 GMTHey you beautiful freaks!

Episode 4 is on the floor!

Here’s what I talk about:

  • How I got scammed like a total dingus

  • The fetishisations of sacrifice

  • Why you should make cool stuff with your friends

  • The weird method we use to make decisions at Pip Decks

Enjoy!

— Jacob

]]><![CDATA[You need help or you're not living]]>https://existentialpicnic.com/p/you-need-help-or-youre-not-livinghttps://existentialpicnic.com/p/you-need-help-or-youre-not-livingSat, 01 Nov 2025 13:31:03 GMTHey folks,

Episode 3 has ARRIVED.

In this episode I share:

  • The most useful thing I could be doing with my life

  • The book that unlocked meditation for me

  • The book that helped me outwit a sociopath

  • Why you’re not reading enough fiction

I also tell a really boring anecdote about how I’ve had too much caffeine today but then realise I was drinking a coke on the podcast! Crazy stuff.

See you next week.

-Jacob

]]><![CDATA[I got a stomach bug and it changed my life]]>https://existentialpicnic.com/p/i-got-a-stomach-bug-and-it-changedhttps://existentialpicnic.com/p/i-got-a-stomach-bug-and-it-changedFri, 24 Oct 2025 17:05:33 GMTHey folks!

Episode 2 crashing here.

In it, we talk about:

  • The pros and cons of violently puking and pooping

  • How a stomach bug can philosophically be a good thing

  • Why you probably overcomplicate your life

  • Why everything is so easy these days and why that makes everything feel pointless

  • Who watches the watchmen

  • And so, so much more.

See you in there.

]]><![CDATA[How did we get here?]]>https://existentialpicnic.com/p/how-did-we-get-herehttps://existentialpicnic.com/p/how-did-we-get-hereSun, 19 Oct 2025 11:53:18 GMTI spent years building a life that tried to look impressive: writing scripts, chasing creative validation, stacking achievements to prove to myself that I was moving somewhere.

Then, somewhere along the way, it stopped making sense.

In this first episode of Existential Picnic, I talk about what happens when ambition burns out and the strange, painful, and low-key funny process of rebuilding purpose from scratch.

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