The Importance of Having an Existential Crisis

Thinking (too) deeply about life is an essential human feature.

Stephan Joppich
Mind Cafe
Published in
5 min readMar 4, 2023

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Every few months, I sink into a deep existential crisis where I question everything — who I am, what I’m doing, the point of it all. It feels like getting sucked into a vicious grinder that pulverizes any sense of purpose I created for myself. Or like waking up on the wildest…

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Stephan Joppich
Mind Cafe

Engineer turned philosophy student • I write about loneliness, minimalism, and books that changed my life • More food for thought → stephanjoppich.com