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10% Happier with Dan Harris
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Dan Harris is a fidgety, skeptical ABC News anchor who had a panic attack live on "Good Morning America," which led him to try something he always thought was ridiculous: meditation. In this podcast, Dan explores happiness (whatever that means) from all angles. Guests include legendary meditation teachers from the Dalai Lama to Western masters as well as scientists and even the odd..
10% Happier with Dan Harris
17h ago
We're introducing you to the Ted Talks Daily podcast, with an episode featuring our own Dan Harris. Here's his TED Talk, "The Benefits Of Not Being A Jerk To Yourself."
After over two decades as an anchor for ABC News, an on-air panic attack sent Dan Harris's life in a new direction: he became a dedicated meditator and, to some, even a guru. But then an anonymous survey of his family, friends and colleagues turned up some brutal feedback -- he was still kind of a jerk. In a wise, funny talk, he shares his years-long quest to improve his relationships with everyone (starting with himself) and e ..read more
10% Happier with Dan Harris
3d ago
Loch Kelly is an author, psychotherapist, and nondual meditation teacher. Loch has Master’s Degrees from both Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary. He has his own app, called Mindful Glimpses. Loch is also a very popular teacher on the Waking Up app, run by friend of show, Sam Harris.
Free 30 days of the Waking Up meditation app: https://www.wakingup.com/tenpercent
Free training and guided meditation pack from Loch Kelly: https://lochkelly.org/cycle-of-dissatisfaction
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A neuroscientist’s strategies to help you remember what really matters, and how mood, multitasking and other people can impact our memories
Charan Ranganath is a professor at the Center for Neuroscience and Department of Psychology and director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California at Davis. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold on to What Matters.
In this episode we talk about:
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Strengthen your ability to know the difference between fact and fiction by using sound to harness a foundational anxiety-taming skill.
About Leslie Booker:
Booker brings her heart and wisdom to the intersection of Dharma, Embodied Wisdom, and Liberation. Using this framework, she supports folks in creating a culture of belonging through her teaching and writing on changing the paradigm of self and community care. She shares her offering widely as a university lecturer, public speaker, and Buddhist philosophy and meditation teacher. She currently lives in Philadelphia with her partner and pup ..read more
10% Happier with Dan Harris
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Reverend Benjamin Perry, is the author of Cry, Baby: Why Our Tears Matter. He’s the editorial director at Garrett Seminary, Consulting Minister for Public Theology at Middle Church, and editor of the Queer Faith photojournalism series. He has a masters in divinity from Union Theological Seminary.
In this episode we talk about:
Why Doty got interested in this subject, and the rather extraordinary exercise he put himself through
The gender differences on this issue
How vulnerability can be misused or weaponized
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10% Happier with Dan Harris
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Learning how to thrive with enough.
Michael Easter is the New York Times bestselling author of Scarcity Brain and The Comfort Crisis. He travels the world to uncover practical ideas that help people live healthier, happier, and more remarkable lives. His ideas have been adopted by institutions ranging from the military to professional sports teams to Fortune 500 companies. He also shares his ideas on his popular newsletter, 2% with Michael Easter.
In this episode we talk about:
The evolutionary roots of overconsumption
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The Sca ..read more
10% Happier with Dan Harris
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Learn to connect with the true home of strength, wisdom, and clarity inside of yourself, a place of safety that no one can take away.
About Kaira Jewel Lingo:
At the age of twenty-five, Kaira Jewel Lingo 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. Now based in New York, she sees her work as a continuation of Engaged Buddhism 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. The author of We Were Made fo ..read more
10% Happier with Dan Harris
2w ago
On hitting Rock Bottom, de-armoring, and worthiness.
Jada Pinkett Smith is a multifaceted artist whose career spans over 30 years. Raised in Baltimore, she studied dance and theater at the Baltimore School for the Arts before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Her breakthrough came in with the NBC series A Different World, followed by her first feature film, Menace II Society. From there, Pinkett Smith became a global star, appearing in numerous films like The Nutty Professor, Set It Off, The Matrix franchise and the comedic hit Girls Trip.
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10% Happier with Dan Harris
2w ago
Plus her definition of the oft-dismissed yet game-changing notion of self-love.
We caught up with Abby Wambach at a really interesting time. She’s experiencing grief, for reasons we’ll let her explain. And for the first time in her life, she’s grieving while sober—which, in itself, is an interesting story, which she will also tell.
As you know, we only talk to famous people on this show if they’re willing to really go deep. And it’s why we call this recurring series Boldface. And Abby is bolder than most.
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10% Happier with Dan Harris
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When the world feels like a dumpster fire, it helps to remember that your contributions to improve things matter—even the small ones.
About Matthew Hepburn:
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 up from unnecessary struggle and leave a healthier impact on the world. Beyond Ten Percent Happier, Matthew has taught in prisons, schools, corporate events and continues to teach across North America in ..read more