Exploring What It Means To “Pay Attention” | A Meditation Party Retreat Bonus With Jeff Warren
Recorded live at the Omega Institute, Jeff guides us through two different approaches to being attentive to our experience — followed by a discussion with Dan and Sebene. About Jeff Warren: Jeff makes meditation and practice accessible to diverse audiences in order to help people live more fulfilled and connected lives. He’s taught meditation to suspicious journalists, US Army cadets, burned-out caregivers, Arizona cops, formerly-incarcerated youth, virtuoso popstars, distractible teens, and every other conceivable demographic of freethinker, including squirmy six-year old kids. He tries to do this in a way that’s rigorous and clear and adventurous. You can find out more about him at jeffwarren.org.
6 Sep 202444min
How And Why To Avoid The Siren Call Of Cynicism | Dr. Jamil Zaki
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- This Stanford psychologist has evidence that being a cynic is bad for your health, and offers a non-corny alternative. Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He’s the author of The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, and his new book is called Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness. In this episode we talk about: What cynicism is, and why it’s so appealing His own history as a “recovering cynic,” How to know if you yourself are a cynic A step-by-step guide to start developing the “hopeful skeptic” mindset How to get better at disagreeing with other people, including some rules of engagement And how to encourage kids not to become cynical Related Episodes: How (and Why) to Hack Your Empathy | Jamil Zaki Reversing the Golden Rule | Jamil Zaki Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/jamil-zaki-cynic Additional Resources: Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install
2 Sep 20241h 13min
A Buddhist Recipe for Handling Turmoil | Kaira Jewel Lingo
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. We all know that change is inevitable and impermanence is non-negotiable. But somehow it can feel surprising, maybe even wrong, when we personally hit turbulence. The Buddha had a lot to say about this, and so does our guest. Kaira Jewel Lingo is a Dharma teacher who has a lifelong interest in blending spirituality and meditation with social justice. Having grown up in an ecumenical Christian community where families practiced a new kind of monasticism and worked with the poor, at the age of twenty-five she entered a Buddhist monastery in the Plum Village tradition and spent fifteen years living as a nun under the guidance of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. She received Lamp Transmission from Thich Nhat Hanh and became a Zen teacher in 2007, and is also a teacher in the Vipassana Insight lineage through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Today she sees her work as a continuation of the Engaged Buddhism developed by Thich Nhat Hanh as well as the work of her parents, inspired by their stories and her dad’s work with Martin Luther King Jr. on desegregating the South. In addition to writing We Were Made for These Times: Skilfully Moving through Change, Loss and Disruption, she is also the editor of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children. Now based in New York, she teaches and leads retreats internationally, provides spiritual mentoring, and interweaves art, play, nature, racial and earth justice, and embodied mindfulness practice in her teaching. She especially feels called to share the Dharma with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, as well as activists, educators, youth, artists, and families. Her newest book, co-written with Marisela B. Gomez and Valerie Brown, is Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation. In this episode we talk about: waking up to what’s happening right now trusting the unknown (easier said than done) A Buddhist list called the five remembrances how gratitude helps us in times of disruption And accepting what is (and why this is different from resignation or passivity) Please note: There are brief mentions of domestic violence, abuse, the suffering of refugees, and war in this episode. Related Episodes: 3 Buddhist Strategies for When the News is Overwhelming | Kaira Jewel Lingo How to Keep Your Relationships On the Rails | Kaira Jewel Lingo Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://www.happierapp.com/podcast/tph/kaira-jewel-lingo-390 Additional Resources: Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install
28 Aug 202449min
The Science of Handling Uncertainty | Maya Shankar
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar talks about how to get comfortable with uncertainty in an ever-changing world. It seems like a design flaw in our species that we live in a world of constant change yet most of us are not comfortable with uncertainty. In this episode, we talk to Maya Shankar about how to get better at dealing with change and to stop seeking what scientists call “cognitive closure.” Shankar is a former Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and served as Chair of the White House Behavioral Science Team. She also served as the first Behavioral Science Advisor to the United Nations, and is currently a Senior Director of Behavioral Economics at Google. She is the host of the Pushkin Industries podcast A Slight Change of Plans, which was named Best Show of the Year in 2021 by Apple. In this episode we talk about: Why humans are so uncomfortable with uncertainty and change What a behavioral scientist actually does in the world Why even the host of a podcast about change isn’t immune to the uncertainties of life The benefits of cultivating a more malleable sense of self Why humans are such bad forecasters The importance of auditing yourself when you’re undergoing a big change How to take advantage of big reset moments The concept of cognitive closure and why encouraging an open mind can make us more resilient Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/maya-shankar-466 Where to find Maya Shankar online: Website: mayashankar.com Social Media: Twitter Facebook Instagram Books Mentioned: The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness Stumbling on Happiness Additional Resources: Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install
26 Aug 202459min
From Wild Card with Rachel Martin: Taylor Tomlinson
There’s a great podcast we want to introduce you to today, hosted by our friend Rachel Martin at NPR. It’s her new show, called Wild Card, which she describes as “part-interview, part-existential game show.” It’s a different way of approaching a celebrity interview, with a special deck of cards that helps shape the conversation. It’s a really fun show, and she talks to some really big names, including David Lynch, LeVar Burton, Issa Rae, and US Poet Laureate Ada Limon. Rachel was also a guest on this very podcast recently, and we had a great conversation and even played a little bit of the card game, so go back in your podcast feed and check that out. You can also listen to it here. The Wild Card episode we’re sharing with you today features Taylor Tomlinson, who has found the kind of success many comedians dream about, with multiple Netflix specials and a late-night hosting gig — After Midnight on CBS. She tells Rachel that part of the secret to her success is fear. They also swap stories about their Christian upbringings, the search for validation and getting things stuck up their noses. So enjoy this episode, and check out Wild Card wherever you find your podcasts.
23 Aug 202431min
A Buddhist Recipe For Confidence | Ethan Nichtern
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Cultivating resilience in the face of whatever comes up. Ethan Nichtern is the author of Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life’s Eight Worldly Winds and several other titles, including the widely acclaimed The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path. A renowned contemporary Buddhist teacher and the host of The Road Home Podcast, Nichtern has offered meditation and Buddhist psychology classes at conferences, meditation centers, yoga studios, and universities, including Brown, Yale, and NYU. He has been featured by CNN, NPR, the New York Times, Vogue, and Business Insider and has written for the Huffington Post, Beliefnet, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, and more. He lives in Brooklyn. Visit him online at http://www.EthanNichtern.com. In this episode we talk about: Authentic vs performative confidence The line between humility and confidence A Buddhist list called the Eight Worldly Winds A slew of little practices you can do in order to boost your confidence (or resilience or equanimity) The meaning of self-confidence in a tradition that argues the self is an illusion Related Episodes: A Buddhist Approach to Money Worries | Ethan Nichtern The Dharma of the Princess Bride | Ethan Nichtern How To Get Ahead At Work, Buddhist-Style | David Nichtern #574. Do You Feel Like an Imposter? | Dr. Valerie Young (Co-Interviewed by Dan's Wife, Bianca!) Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/ethan-nichtern-819
21 Aug 20241h 10min
Why Your Brain Turns The Miraculous Into The Mundane—And How To Fix It | Maria Popova
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Smart and practical strategies for living, in Maria's words, wonder-smitten by reality. Maria Popova thinks and writes about our search for meaning — sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through the lens of wonder. She is the creator of The Marginalian (born in 2006 under the name Brain Pickings), which is included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials, author of Figuring, and maker of the live show The Universe in Verse — a charitable celebration of the wonder of reality through stories of science winged with poetry, which is now also a book. In this episode we talk about: Wonder as a tool for improving all of your relationships The tyranny of the word should How the hardest thing in life is not getting what you want, it's knowing what you want Why she doesn't believe in making meditation a tool, even though she's been practicing for 14 years The illusion of certainty The immense value of intellectual humility Strategies for outgrowing your old habits Her new book, The Universe in Verse, which is a combination of science and poetry From The Marginalian: How to Love the World More: George Saunders on the Courage of Uncertainty Related Episodes: Bill Hader on Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, and Leaning Intro Discomfort The Science Of Getting Out Of Your Head | Annie Murphy Paul George Saunders on: “Holy Befuddlement” and How to Be Less of a “Turd” The Profound Upside of Self-Diminishment | George Saunders A Radical Approach to Productivity, Self-Compassion Series | Jocelyn K. Glei Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/maria-popova-818
19 Aug 20241h 12min
NPR’s Rachel Martin On: Surviving The News, Making A Huge Career Pivot, And Hosting A Metaphysical Game Show
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- The radio stalwart addresses life’s biggest questions. Rachel Martin is the co-creator and host of the podcast Wild Card, an interview game show about life's biggest questions. She invites notable guests to play a card game that lets them open up about the memories, insights, and beliefs that have shaped their lives. Martin spent six years as a host of Morning Edition, and was the founding host of NPR's award-winning morning news podcast Up First. She previously hosted Weekend Edition Sunday. She served as National Security Correspondent for NPR, where she covered both defense and intelligence issues, and also worked as a NPR foreign correspondent. Martin also previously served as NPR's religion correspondent. In this episode we talk about: How to survive the news How to make a huge career pivot What it’s like to become an orphan as an adult Insomnia and meditation How to decide what matters in your life We play the game Wild Card! We talk about how good we are at being wrong And lastly, something light… mortality and the infinite universe. Related Episodes: 3 Buddhist Strategies for When the News is Overwhelming | Kaira Jewel Lingo How To Find Meaningful Work in a Rapidly Changing World | Bruce Feiler Why We Panic: A Journalist Investigates Anxiety, Fear, and How To Deal With It | Matt Gutman Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/rachel-martin
14 Aug 20241h 11min
