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Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris Wondery
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4.5 • 16 Ratings
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Dan Harris is a fidgety, skeptical journalist who had a panic attack on live national television, which led him to try something he otherwise never would have considered: meditation. He went on to write the bestselling book, 10% Happier. On this show, Dan talks with eminent meditation teachers, top scientists, and even the odd celebrity. Guests include everyone from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Brené Brown to Karamo from Queer Eye. On some episodes, Dan ventures into the deep end of the pool, covering subjects such as enlightenment and psychedelics. On other episodes, it’s science-based techniques for issues such as anxiety, productivity, and relationships. Dan's approach is seemingly modest, but secretly radical: happiness is a skill you can train, just like working your bicep in the gym. Your progress may be incremental at first, but like any good investment, it compounds over time.
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Three Buddhist Practices For Getting Your Sh*t Together | Vinny Ferraro
This episode comes out for free on May 15th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
Practical advice from a straight-talking, formerly incarcerated, occasionally profane dharma teacher.
Vinny Ferraro is the Guiding Teacher of the Big Heart City Sangha in San Francisco and has led a weekly sitting group for almost two decades. As a fully empowered Dharma Teacher thru Spirit Rock/IMS, he has taught residential retreats at Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Society, and the Esalen Institute. Currently, he leads Spirit Rock's Year to Live course and teaches retreats and daylongs through Big Heart City and meditation centers across the country. He is a respected leader in developing and implementing interventions for at-risk populations. leading groups in schools, juvenile halls and prisons since 1987. He has led emotional intelligence workshops for over 100,000 youth on four continents.
In this episode we talk about:
Alignment
- Vinny‘s concept of “flashing your basic goodness”
- Noting practice
- The deep satisfaction in not seeking satisfaction
- Redirecting awareness
- Being an “empathetic witness” for yourself
- When to opt for distraction
- Not taking what’s not yours
- Vinny’s ancestor practice
- What is the connection between seeing our family patterns and not taking what is not ours?
- How loyal have we been to our suffering?
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Non-Preachy Ethics | Jozen Tamori Gibson
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The Science Of Overcoming Perfectionism | Thomas Curran
This episode comes out for free on May 13th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
Actionable advice on working with one of the few socially acceptable vices.
Whilst striving for perfection might seem logical on some level, it’s not actually attainable. And the research shows it can lead to burnout, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, reduced productivity, and reduced resilience.
Thomas Curran is a professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics and is the author of The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough.
In this episode we talk about:
- The definition of perfectionism – it’s more than just high standards
- The 3 flavors of perfectionism
- The surprising findings on perfectionism and gender
- Perfectionism VS imposter syndrome
- The root of perfectionism
- The variables that lead to perfectionism
- Thomas’ critiques on capitalism and growth mindset
- How to actually implement mantras like “progress not perfection” and “embracing good enough”
- 4 elements to combat imperfectionism
- The recipe for achieving inner abundance
- How to make good work without caring what other people think of you?
- And parenting and perfectionism
Related Episodes:
Do You Feel Like an Imposter? | Dr. Valerie Young (Co-Interviewed by Dan's Wife, Bianca!)
How To End The War With Your Body | Sonya Renee Taylor.
The Science of Failing Well | Amy Edmondson
Dr. Mark Epstein On: How To Transform Your Neuroses Into “Little Shmoos”
The Zen of Therapy | Mark Epstein
Weird Dreams, Family Relationships, and Collective Trauma I Dr. Mark Epstein
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What Is Happiness Anyway? | Bonus Meditation with Jay Michaelson
What is happiness? Investigate how happiness is created, what it’s really like, and learn to access the simple happiness of right now.
About Jay Michaelson:
Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson is the author of ten books, including his newest, The Secret That Is Not A Secret: Ten Heretical Tales. In his “other career,” Jay is a columnist for The Daily Beast, and was a professional LGBTQ activist for ten years. Jay is an ordained rabbi and has taught meditation in secular, Buddhist, and Jewish context for eighteen years.
To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “What Is Happiness.”
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Dua Lipa On: Radical Optimism, Falling On Stage, And “Writing Yourself Into A Good Idea”
Talking creativity and sanity with one of the world’s biggest pop stars.
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The Neuroscience Of: Emotional Regulation, Relationships, Body Image, And Intuition | Emma Seppälä
A research-backed plan for getting your sh*t together in every possible sphere.
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How To Regulate Your Nervous System For Stress, Anxiety, And Trauma | Peter Levine
The creator of somatic experiencing shows Dan how to heal trauma through the body.
Customer Reviews
Insightful discussions
I love this show, it always has insightful conversations that makes me more mindful of how complex humans are and how to strive to be a better human to yourself and towards others.
Varied and delightful
I really appreciate the thoughtful and sometimes thought provoking interviews and that the content varies, offering meditation guidance when I might have not gone deliberately out to look for it (but I really could use a minute to at least check in with myself).
Easy to listen, yet intellectually engaging
While the series is about meditation, from a surprising number of angles, it is about so much more: the whole human condition. Great to listen to. Never boring. Mostly really inspirong. Love it.