Here's what might be preventing you from making better decisions and how to know what's even worth wanting. Shane Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnam Street and the host of The Knowledge Project Podcast . He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results . In this episode we talk about: How to position yourself to make better decisions Shane’s decision making process The difference between dec...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Loving-kindness can sound incredibly sappy, but it's really just a way of paying attention. Sharon makes it simple. About Sharon Salzberg: A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, including ...
Oct 15, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast One of the most prominent western meditation teachers talks about how to take gauzy concepts and operationalize them in your actual life. A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of nine books, including L...
Oct 13, 2023•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast This ain't daycare... Tough love and actionable insights on validation, gratitude, and self-alignment from the Peloton star. Plus, he shares the most important words he's ever heard. Alex Toussaint, Peloton Instructor and Puma Athlete, is a titan of the fitness community sitting at the intersection of fitness, tech, music, sports, and entertainment. A hybrid of high-performance athlete and motivational coach, Alex is widely respected for his authenticity and positivity. His new book is called Ac...
Oct 11, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gutman also discusses imposter syndrome, grief and his experience with psychedelics. Matt Gutman is ABC News’s chief national correspondent. A multi-award winning reporter, Gutman contributes regularly to World News Tonight with David Muir , 20/20 , Good Morning America , and Nightline . He has reported from fifty countries across the globe and is the author of No Time to Panic: How I Curbed My Anxiety and Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks and The Boys in the Cave: Deep Inside the Impo...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Being aware of the breath is a foundation of mindfulness. The goal is to gently return, with growing kindness, again and again. About Sharon Salzberg: A towering figure in the meditation world, Sharon Salzberg is a prominent teacher & New York Times best-selling author. She has played a crucial role bringing mindfulness and lovingkindness practices to the West. Sharon co-founded the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) alongside Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield and is the author of several bo...
Oct 08, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hello my fellow suffering human beings! I’ve got something very special for you. My friend, Manoush Zomorodi – host of TED Radio Hour from NPR – has been working on a special series called Body Electric: an interactive investigation into the relationship between our technology and our bodies. Do you ever spend all day at a computer…and then, in the evening, you only have the energy to look at your phone or TV? Ever wondered what all that tech time is doing to your health? In this series, y...
Oct 06, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast VOTE for us in the Signal Awards: Best Host , Best Health & Wellness Podcast , Best Self-Improvement & Self-Help Podcast She also roasts me mercilessly. This one's really fun. Sarah Cooper is a writer and comedian who has over 3.3 million followers across social media. She is the author of the new book Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation . She is the star of the hit Netflix comedy special, Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine . Her current projects...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast *** It's not too late to register for our live (or livestream) Meditation party Oct 13-15 — sign up here! *** Klein goes down the rabbit hole after learning she has a digital doppelgänger who has gone all in on conspiracies. Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book is Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World . She is a columnist with The Guardian. In 2018 she was named the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair at Rutgers Univ...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re all a little socially awkward. Learn to be gentle with yourself in stressful situations to reduce your social anxiety over time. About La Sarmiento: La Sarmiento (they/them) is a mentor for the MIndfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) and a teacher with Cloud Sangha. They have taught meditation retreats for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Teens, and Young Adults, and everyone in-between around the United States since 2010 and are a 2012 graduate of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Lea...
Sep 29, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Aparna Nancherla is a writer, stand-up comedian, and actor. Her new book is Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Impostor Syndrome. You can hear Aparna as the voice of Moon on Fox’s The Great North , or have heard her as the voice of Hollyhock on Bojack Horseman . She’s also appeared on The Drop , Lopez vs. Lopez, and Corporate. She’s written for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and Late Night with Seth Meyers, as well as Mythic Quest on Apple+. In this episode we talk about: How impostor syndro...
Sep 27, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast How rethinking these often twee concepts can change your life and maybe the world. Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which ; Bringing the Shovel Down ; Be Holding , winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude , winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In addition to his poetry, Ross has released three collections of essays— The Book of Delights was released in 2019 and ...
Sep 25, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast You don’t have to slow down and sit to be mindful. You can be busy and get things done while still growing your mindfulness muscles. About Jay Michaelson: Dr. Jay Michaelson is a Senior Content Strategist at Ten Percent Happier and the author of seven books on meditation, including his newest, Enlightenment by Trial and Error. 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 s...
Sep 22, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wilkens talks about the stigma around substance abuse, potential alternatives to abstinence, and the role of meditation in recovery. Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is the Co-founder, Co-president and CEO of the Center for Motivation and Change: Foundation for Change , a nonprofit organization with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use through the Invitation to Change approach . ...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Duncan Trussell is an American actor and stand-up comic. And he doesn’t like being called a Buddhist comedian. It makes sense… that label unfairly pigeonholes him in two ways. First, because he’s a legit, successful, hilarious comedian, no matter what his spiritual leanings. Duncan has written and appeared in sketches for two seasons of Fuel TV's Stupidface , Showtime's La La Land , Comedy Central's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time , and both seasons of HBO's Funny or Die Presents . His television c...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Everything good must come to an end. Noticing endings teaches us how to savor the good in life, and even find courage to be with the hard. About Jessica Morey: Jess Morey is a lead teacher, cofounder and former executive director of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education which runs in-depth mindfulness programming for youth, and the parents and professionals who support them across the US, and internationally. She began practicing meditation at age 14 on teen retreats offered by the Insight Meditati...
Sep 17, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dan sits down with his friend Kelly Corrigan at the Aspen Ideas Festival. A few of the topics they break open: uncertainty, humility and practices to keep us connected. You can learn more at https://www.kellycorrigan.com or listen to the Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks to our many friends at the Aspen Ideas Festival for making this conversation possible. This was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...
Sep 15, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Feiler also discusses why we no longer live linear lives, letting go of the idea of having a career, and redefining success. Bruce Feiler is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers, including Life Is in the Transitions , The Secrets of Happy Families , and Council of Dads . His three TED Talks have been viewed more than four million times, and he teaches the TED Course How to Master Life Transitions . His latest book is called The Search . In this episode we talk about: ...
Sep 13, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast These seven rules illustrate a middle path between completely stifling your emotions and bringing your whole self to the office. Liz Fosslien is an expert on emotions at work and is also on the leadership team at Atlassian's Team Anywhere and previously served as the head of content and communications at Humu. She has been featured by TED, The Economist, Good Morning America, The New York Times, and NPR. Mollie West Duffy is also the head of Learning and Development at Lattice, and was previousl...
Sep 11, 2023•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Find freedom from obsessive loops of fear by getting grounded in the body, dropping the stories, and bringing some kindness to the struggle. About Sebene Selassie: Growing up, Sebene felt like a big weirdo. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and raised in white neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., she was a tomboy Black girl who loved Monty Python and UB40. She never believed she belonged. Thirty years ago, she began studying Buddhism as an undergraduate at McGill University where she majored in Compar...
Sep 10, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode from The One You Feed podcast, Dan sits down with host Eric Zimmer and discusses his original skepticism of meditation and the benefits he discovered from developing a regular meditation practice. Listen to The One You Feed for more compelling interviews. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Sep 08, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast The office might be one of the most difficult places to not side with yourself, but it’s a concept that can help you navigate challenging situations at work. Matthew is a meditation and dharma teacher with more than a decade of teaching experience and a passion for getting real about what it means to live well. He emphasizes humor, technique, and authentic kindness as a means to free the mind from unnecessary struggle and leave a healthier impact on the world. Beyond Ten Percent Happier, M...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Balancing happiness and ambition is a challenge, especially if you often define yourself by your work. Stolzoff covers why it’s good to have a job that’s simply good enough. Simone Stolzoff is the author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work . He is a designer and workplace expert from San Francisco, and a former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and many other publicat...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mindfulness isn't about making your heart open. It's about feeling however you feel, respecting that, and sometimes, saying no. About Cara Lai: Cara Lai spent most of her life trying to figure out how to be happy, or at least avoid total misery, which landed her on a meditation cushion for the majority of her adulthood. Throughout many consciousness adventures including a few mind-bendingly long meditation retreats, she has explored the wilderness of the mind, chronic illness, the importance of ...
Sep 01, 2023•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the third installment of Meditation Party, an experiment we’re running with a chattier format – more of a morning zoo vibe, but way deeper, of course. Dan’s co-hosts in this episode are his two close friends: the great meditation teachers Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren. Sebene Selassie is based in Brooklyn and describes herself as a “writer, teacher, and immigrant-weirdo.” She teaches meditation on the Ten Percent Happier app and is the author of a great book called, You Belong . Jef...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s guest is Linda Åkeson McGurk, a Swedish American writer and author of There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom’s Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids . Her latest book is called The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day . She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma , a resource for parents and other caregivers. In this episode we talk about: Why humans are so drawn to nature and what the many scient...
Aug 28, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get out of the trance of thinking and explore what it’s like to be more generous with your attention directly, here, now. About Pascal Auclair: Pascal Auclair has been immersed in Buddhist practice and study since 1997, mentored by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield at the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is a co-founder of True North Insight and one of TNI’s Guiding Teachers. To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier...
Aug 27, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mindfulness is a word that is in danger of becoming meaningless. In this episode, we dig into the meaning of mindfulness, how to practice without getting overwhelmed, and how to stop the judgment spiral. Today’s guest is Diana Winston , the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center . She has written several books, including The Little Book of Being , and Fully Present, the Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness , which she co-authored with Susan Smalley, and...
Aug 25, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gladwell On: the importance of flow states, why people should have a lifelong pursuit or practice, and how he personally relaxes. Malcolm Gladwell is the president and co-founder of the podcasting network Pushkin Industries , and the author of six New York Times bestselling books including The Tipping Point , Blink , Outliers , David and Goliath , and Talking to Strangers . He’s also the host of the Pushkin podcast Revisionist History . For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on Septembe...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast The scientific case for self-compassion and why it doesn’t have to lead to passivity, self absorption, or cheesiness. Today's guest is Kristin Neff, an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She’s the author of the book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive . For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on September 7: https://thewi...
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