What is a conundrum? Is it not the perfect word to describe the existential dread of a 3 a.m. pizza craving in a city with no delivery options? Or perhaps it's the feeling of being lost in an endless sea of beige office cubicles? Or maybe, just maybe, it's the eternal question: "Is the coffee machine on the fritz again?"
And what of the koan, that ancient wisdom from the East? A paradox that defies explanation, a riddle wrapped in an enigma, or simply a really good excuse to skip work and go get some more coffee?
Here's a list of conundrums and koans to ponder, because who needs sleep when you have philosophical crises?