{"id":744441,"date":"2025-05-22T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=744441"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:00:01","slug":"scroll-or-coffee-a-global-movement-invites-people-to-ditch-the-scroll-and-choose-meaning-one-conversation-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/scroll-or-coffee-a-global-movement-invites-people-to-ditch-the-scroll-and-choose-meaning-one-conversation-at-a-time_744441.html","title":{"rendered":"Scroll or Coffee? A Global Movement Invites People to Ditch the Scroll and Choose Meaning One Conversation at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
Scroll or Coffee is a global philosophy and therapy movement founded by existential logotherapist Qu-rious. Born in Hanoi\u2019s hidden caf\u00e9s and inspired by Albert Camus, it invites people to choose reflection over the scroll and will travel across all 50 U.S. states and beyond. Learn more at www.qu-rated.com.<\/div>\n

HANOI, Vietnam –<\/strong> Are you living, or killing time?<\/em> That’s the question behind a quiet global movement brewing in the backstreets of Hanoi and it’s spreading fast.<\/p>\n

Founded by existential logotherapist Qu-rious<\/strong> (Qudeer Arshad), Scroll or Coffee<\/em> is a weekly gathering that takes place not in boardrooms or classrooms but in hidden cafes, rooftops, basements, and alleys<\/strong>. It’s a space where strangers come together to talk deeply about life, over a cup of coffee, guided by questions that can’t be answered by Google.<\/p>\n

Inspired by Albert Camus’ famous dilemma<\/strong>, “Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”<\/em> each session opens with a prompt: “What belief have you outgrown?” <\/em> “Where do you go when you feel lost?” <\/em> “What does it mean to live fully?”<\/em><\/p>\n

“We’re not here to fix you. We’re here to hear you,” says Qu-rious. “This is a return to something ancient like the Upanishads, Greek dialogues, or Sufi circles. Before there were screens, there were questions.”<\/p>\n

From Hanoi to the World and Every U.S. State<\/strong><\/p>\n

The gatherings began in Hanoi, but the vision is global. Qu-rious hopes to take Scroll or Coffee to all 50 U.S. states and across the world,<\/strong> sitting with tribal communities, street poets, indigenous elders, and people who rarely get asked what they think, gathering questions that don’t often make it into headlines or timelines. His goal is twofold:<\/p>\n