An antidote to boredom and stuckness.

Sarah Ruhl is an award-winning American playwright, author, essayist, and professor. Her latest book is Lessons from My Teachers: From Preschool to the Present.

In this episode we talk about:

• How to orient towards the world with an eagerness to learn 
• How to approach our lives not only as students, but also as teachers
• Unpacking the moment when "the student becomes the master"
• What does it mean to have a meditation teacher? 
• Being open to synchronicity or signs from the universe
• Is everything magic? 
• What Sarah's learned from the venerable psychiatrist Dr. Mark Epstein
• What it means to "leave an emotion alone"

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• A Deeply Healthy Kind of Perfectionism | Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
• How To Find Joy In an Anxious World |Sara Bareilles and Dacher Keltner
• Sara Bareilles: Anxiety, Anger, and Art

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An often overlooked secret, from a U. Chicago happiness expert.

Shigehiro Oishi is the Marshall Field IV Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He is one of the foremost authorities on happiness, meaning, and culture. His newest book is Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life.

In this episode we talk about:

• How our obsession with productivity is flattening and dulling our lives
• The definitions of both happiness and meaning—both of which have, until now, been considered the main paths to a good life 
• The potential downsides of pursuing happiness and meaning 
• Shige introduces his third path to a good life—psychological richness 
• Skills for developing psychological richness
• Tools for becoming more playful
• he difficult balance between detachment and healthy ambition 
• How to reframe adverse experiences
• Re-storying tools for reframing the "hard shit" in our lives
• And much more

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Sharing an episode featuring Dan from a podcast we love, Think Fast, Talk Smart.

In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Dan and host Matt Abrahams discuss how mindfulness can transform our communication, sharing strategies for deeper listening, responding versus reacting, and reflecting what others say back to them. "Relationships are the most important aspect of your happiness," Dan says. "The quality of those connections goes up when you're less stuck in your own head."

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If the idea of "sending love to all beings" makes you roll your eyes, this episode is for you. Dan leads a guided meditation, suitable for all levels of experience. Originally recorded during one of our live sangha gatherings on Substack, which are open to paid subscribers at DanHarris.com. 

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A performance coach and bestselling author shares practical tools for thriving in crisis, shaving down the ego, and designing the life you want.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Murphy is a Performance Coach to some of the best athletes and leaders in the world. In addition to coaching professional athletes and executives, Murphy is the president of the Inner Excellence Freedom Project whose mission is to build communities to alleviate spiritual and physical poverty around the world.

In this episode we talk about:

• A counterintuitive secret to performing under pressure
• How to "relanguage" the story you tell about yourself
• A crucial life question that everyone should be asking themselves
• Practical tools for "inner excellence"
• Jim's Four Daily Goals
• Cultivating non-attachment to results 
• How to be less afraid of fear
• The "expect nothing" rule 
• And the role of faith in his life

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An acclaimed science writer on how to upgrade your mind by using more than your head.

Annie Murphy Paul is a science writer and TED speaker. Her latest book is The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why upgrading your mind involves more than just using your head.
• How our bodies, surroundings, and relationships all have the power to enhance our thinking.
• Practical strategies for "thinking with the body," including interoception, the role of intuition, movement breaks, and even fidgeting.
• The importance of gesture and movement—why sitting perfectly still actually makes thinking harder for many of us.
• Tips for "thinking with your surroundings"—from stepping outdoors to using evocative objects and whiteboards to organize your ideas.
• The social side of thinking: how to learn from experts, think with peers, and harness the intelligence of groups.
• The challenges—and potential—of group collaboration, avoiding the pitfalls of groupthink, and fostering what psychologists call "groupiness."
• The concept of "extension inequality": why access to the resources that enhance thinking—like nature, movement, and mentorship—is not distributed equally, and why that matters.
• And finally, why returning to the way kids learn—using hands, bodies, play, and connection—might actually be good for all of us.

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A longtime cancer survivor — and our Teacher of the Month — has some suggestions for working with pain.

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Nobody makes it out of childhood unscathed. Here's a guide to letting go of the past.

Allison Sweet Grant, graduate with dual master's degrees from the University of Michigan, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, turned author. She has been published in The New York Times and The Atlantic. She is the author of two children's picture books, The Gift Inside the Box and Leif and the Fall, co-authored with her husband Adam Grant. I Am the Cage is her debut novel.

In this episode we talk about:

• The impact of your childhood trauma on your adult relationships
• The concept of the "junk drawer" (a metaphor for all the pain, self-doubt, and anxiety you might try to compartmentalize)
• Writing as a tool for self-acceptance and self-compassion 
• How to re-write your own story and where to start 
• Practical meditation tools to quiet the mind 
• The role of cathartic visualization 
• Dealing with imposter syndrome 
• And more

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A Buddhist recipe for speaking, working, and living in a way that will make you happy.

JoAnna Hardy has practiced in multiple traditions since 1999. She is currently a meditation trainer at Apple Fitness+, a visiting teacher at Black Being LA, a visiting retreat teacher at Insight Meditation Society, and about to embark on a new mystery journey! 

In this episode we talk about:

• Sila, the Buddhist code of ethics
• Concepts such as right livelihood and right speech 
• Why we lie
• The power of Buddhist tattoos 
• Hiri and Otappa (AKA healthy shame and healthy embarrassment)

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• How to Speak Clearly, Calmly, and Without Alienating People | Dan Clurman and Mudita Nisker
• Oren Jay Sofer, Practicing Mindful Communication
• The Buddha's 8-Part Manual for a Good Life | Brother Pháp Dung
• The Surprising Power of "Healthy Embarrassment" | Koshin Paley Ellison
• The Selfish Case for Being Ethical | Eugene Cash

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Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here! 

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How to do "shadow work," interpret your dreams, and find your "self."

Satya Doyle Byock is a psychotherapist and educator focused on the relationship with the unconscious. She is the director of The Salome Institute of Jungian Studies and the author of the book Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood. She writes weekly and hosts regular workshops on her Substack, Self & Society. 

In this episode we talk about:

• The vast impact of Carl Jung's work
• What separates Freud and Jung
• The connection between Jung's ideas and Buddhism
• Practical exercises to help us resolve the tension between safety and meaning – between stability and taking a walk on the wild side
• Dreamwork: what it is, why we should do it, and the "how to"
• The perks of making the unconscious feel seen 

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Additional Resources: 

• Satya's Substack, Self & Society. 
• Satya's new year-round program in Jungian Psychology and Myth (registration opens December 1; class begins February 2026)

Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!

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