From The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs | Dan Harris

One of the more surprising lessons I've learned as an ambitious person is that perhaps the best recipe for success is... keeping your ego in check. For a long time, I subconsciously believed that you ...

7 Juni 202154min

In this episode from the excellent podcast Meditative Story, recorded a couple of years ago, Dan shares a candid look at his attempts to connect more with his son, Alexander, on their first father-son...

4 Juni 202131min

Covid appears to have brought on a spike in burnout, especially among women, millions of whom have exited the workplace since the pandemic began. So what is burnout, exactly? How do you know if you qu...

2 Juni 20211h 8min

These are not hospitable times for the mental skill of patience. Instant gratification has never been more thoroughly scaled. You can order food, taxis, and shampoo from your phone. Streaming services...

31 Maj 202148min

Many of us know that meditation can confer benefits such as self-awareness, calm, and compassion, but what about courage? My guest today says, yes. Meditation can boost your courage quotient. And she ...

26 Maj 20211h 11min

There's a meditation pitfall that's pretty easy to fall into. In fact, I've fallen into it many times. It's this idea, which we can hold consciously or subconsciously, that meditation is a solo endeav...

24 Maj 20211h 13min

Living as we do in an era that has been called the info blitzkrieg, staying focused can be extremely difficult for many of us. This can be true when we're working and trying to stay on task. It can al...

19 Maj 20211h 12min

We've got a provocative but deeply practical episode today. All of us have people in our lives — whether it be our personal lives, our professional lives, or even just people we see on TV — with whom ...

17 Maj 202157min