Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris Wondery

Insights from the places on the planet where people apparently live the longest and healthiest lives.

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, and journalist. He has written a series of bestselling books, including The Blue Zones of Happiness and The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes for Living to 100. He is also the host of the Netflix show, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones.

This is the kickoff official interview of our Get Fit Sanely series. (If you missed it, go back and check out the informal chat I posted on Friday with lead producer, DJ Cashmere). This is the third time we’ve done Get Fit Sanely, and in this go-round, we’ll be covering not only longevity but also ozempic, exercise, and the Buddhist case for laziness.

In this episode we talk about:
- The origin story of the Blue Zones
- The nine common denominators, or Power Nine, to longevity.
- The surprising information about much maligned foods such as pasta and bread
- Why trying to pursue good health can actually work against you
- Why the single most important factor in longevity isn’t advertised on instagram
- Tips for integrating Blue Zones wisdom into your daily life, including designing a life where you move more naturally
- And some of the critiques and controversies surrounding his work

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/dan-buettner

This episode comes out for free on Friday, June 7th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers

How to pursue fitness without succumbing to the “subtle aggression of self-improvement.”

The kickoff episode for the latest installment of an occasional series we do here on the show, called Get Fit Sanely (listen to past – and future – episodes here).

In this candid conversation, managing producer DJ Cashmere talks with Dan about how they manage their mindsets on these issues, and how the interviews we’re doing on the subject have and have not impacted them. We’ll also preview the guests for this fresh round of Get Fit Sanely, where we cover longevity, Ozempic (and related weight loss drugs), the latest science on exercise, and the Buddhist case for laziness.

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/dj-cashmere-778

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This episode comes out for free on June 5th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.

Using your senses to reduce overthinking, turn down the voice in your head, and get out of what these scientists call "the house of habit."

Dr. Zindel Segal is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto Scarborough and a cofounder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Professor Norman Farb, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, where he directs the Regulatory and Affective Dynamics laboratory.

In this episode we talk about:
- How the brain’s default mode network is essential to our survival but also can keep us stuck in rumination and overthinking
- Segal and Farb’s simple practice of “sense foraging” and why they say it can help break patterns and thoughts that aren’t serving us
- The differences and the similarities between sense foraging and mindfulness

Related Episodes:
Depression and Anxiety: Your Old Enemies, Your Best Friends | Zindel Segal
Gretchen Rubin on: How To Use Your Five Senses To Reduce Anxiety, Increase Creativity, and Improve Your Relationships
Why You Can’t Pay Attention - And How to Think Deeply Again | Johann Hari

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Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/segal-farb

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