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Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris Wondery
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4.6 • 10.9K 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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Ancient Secrets to Modern Happiness | Tamar Gendler
This episode comes out for free on December 11th, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
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What the ancient Greek philosophers discovered about how to do life better.
Tamar Gendler is dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. Her Open Yale course “Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature” has hundreds of thousands of views. An updated version of this course will be available on the Coursera website this spring.
In this episode we talk about:
- The tension between our animal nature and our spiritual/intellectual nature
- How to define concepts such as “virtue”, “morality” and “the soul”
- Whether living a moral life actually makes you happy
- The similarities and differences between ancient Greek philosophy & Buddhism
- And how Tamar has applied all of this to her own life
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- How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz
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Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tamar-gendler
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Jack Kornfield and Yung Pueblo Explain How To Balance Self-Interest with Taking Care of Other People
This episode comes out for free on December 6, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
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One's a legend, the other's a phenom. Together, they offer practical wisdom for maintaining your daily meditation practice, handling conflict, connecting with community, and understanding the limits of the mind.
Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, India, and Burma. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is the author of 16 books which have sold 2 million copies, and the co-founder of Cloud Sangha.
Diego Perez is a #1 New York Times bestselling author who is widely known on Instagram and various social media networks through his pen name, Yung Pueblo. Online he has an audience of over 3 million people. Diego’s books are Inward, Clarity & Connection, Lighter, and The Way Forward.
In this episode we talk about:
- How and why to maintain a daily meditation practice
- The importance of community
- The limits of the thinking mind
- How to handle conflict
- How to love without being attached
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jack-kornfield-and-yung-pueblo
Further resources:
Jack Kornfield is a co-founder of Cloud Sangha, where you can turn your challenges into compost for growth and change. Come use your real-life experiences to rehearse living mindfully so you can be the best version of yourself, more often. Join us online to navigate the ups and downs of life together, and find inner freedom along the way. Use the code "TENPERCENTHAPPIER" to receive 30% off.
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The writer who calls himself a “human guinea pig” shares a counterintuitive way to become more clear, creative, and persistent.
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A Meditation for When You’re Nursing a Grudge | Bonus Meditation with Oren Jay Sofer
Make peace with pettiness through good old understanding.
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How To Be Less Anxious and More Useful in a Chaotic World | Oren Jay Sofer
Buddhist strategies for navigating tumult— and even becoming a node of sanity amidst it all.
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Can Anxiety Be a Gift? | Dr. David Rosmarin
This guest says you can thrive with anxiety. And the trick is learning to get comfortable with discomfort.
Customer Reviews
If I had to pick just one - THIS IS IT!
There is so much amazing content in the podcast world. It can be overwhelming and sometimes maddening to know what to listen to when you only have an hour.
If I had to pick just ONE podcast it would be TPH. It checks the box on being entertained AND learning how to do life better (for yourself and everyone around you). I’m not exaggerating when I say that it has been life changing in the best possible way. It inspires, entertains, educates, soothes, nurtures, cracks open my curiosity, gives me much needed perspective, makes me laugh, and makes me think. It’s the ideal dose of ideas, information and great conversation. Dan Harris is an excellent interviewer and very relatable. He’s the perfect balance of skeptical, curious, and funny. He gets great guests and gets them to open up. Many of the best authors/books I’ve read the last few years, I’ve found here.
If you haven’t listened - give it a go, it’s a wonderful return on your time, and can change your life.
Jerry Colonna
I listened to the recent interview with Jerry for the second time this morning while making a sweet potato Thanksgiving casserole!
The topics that you touched on are so important and the context that Jerry brings to the work of knowing oneself and the work we are to do in the equity space was illuminating for me!
Thanks for what you do and happy thanksgiving to the 10% happier bunch.
Thank you!
Dear Dan:
Thank you for this podcast, it is a gift that has changed my life. I had dabbled in meditation in the past but lacked consistent effort and results. I got into podcasts during the pandemic and heard Ten Percent Happier in April of 2020. This podcast helped get me through the pandemic, has gotten me into meditating consistently daily, and I feel like a new person. I am more calm, less reactive and emotional, my social and work relationships have improved, my health is better. I am 99% happier! I have really enjoyed the guests you have had on the show and have gotten so much great reading material and information. I went on a retreat at Spirit Rock last spring, my first retreat, and just did my second retreat a couple of weeks ago. I am taking an 8 month course through Spirit Rock and am trying to bring the dharma into my life daily at a time so it’s so badly needed. Thank you again!