10% Happier with Dan Harris

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 Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world.

To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “An Intro to Loving-Kindness.” 

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New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.

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The difference between ADHD and human distractibility, and strategies for managing ADHD that can improve your focus, even if you don't have it.

Today's guest is Dr. Mark Bertin, a developmental pediatrician who specializes in ADHD and developmental disorders. He's the author of How Children Thrive, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD, and The Family ADHD Solution, which integrates mindfulness into pediatric care. For more information, please visit his website at www.developmentaldoctor.com.

In this episode we talk about:

• The difference between ADD and ADHD, and the subcategories: hyperactive and inattentive.
• Whether ADHD is a new condition brought on by the distractions of a modern world, or one that's always been around.
• The difference between being human and distractible, and having ADHD.
• Strategies for managing ADHD that can be used even if you don't have ADHD.

Episodes Mentioned:

Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff

Self Compassion Isn't Always Soft | Kristin Neff

The Scientific Case for Self Compassion | Chris Germer

Join Dan: LIVE!

Dan will be in upstate New York at the Troutbeck hotel on Sunday, November 17 — it's a Q and A and live guided meditation, and it's gonna be a great time. You can buy tickets and get more details here: https://troutbeck.com/culture/troutbeck-x-dan-harris/

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/mark-bertin

Additional Resources:

Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install

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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 decisions and choices

Full Shownotes:https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/shane-parrish

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 books, including Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Finding Your Way. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world.

To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “Basic Breath Meditation.” 

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.

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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 Lovingkindness, Real Happiness, and the most recent Finding Your Way: Meditations, Thoughts, and Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life. Sharon lives in New York City and teaches around the world.

In this episode we talk about:

• What Sharon means by "an authentic life"
• Learning to be your own BFF
• How the notion of self-love squares with the Buddhist notion of emptiness
• Why it can be harder to receive love and help than to give it

Related Episodes:

- Sharon Salzberg, "Real Love"

- Losing Your Patience? Here's How to Get It Back | Dr. Kate Sweeny, Dr. Sarah Schnitker, and Sharon Salzberg

- How to Stay Politically Engaged Without Losing Your Mind | Sharon Salzberg

- Sharon Salzberg Makes Me Feel Better

- Sharon Salzberg On: Openness, Not Believing the Stories You Tell Yourself, and Why the Most Powerful Tools Often Seem Stupid at First

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sharon-salzberg-finding-your-way

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, you'll hear how our bodies are adapting and changing to meet the demands of the Information Age…and what we can do to end this vicious cycle of type, tap, collapse. There's even an interactive study you can sign up for!

Here's the first episode. If you like what you hear, listen to Body Electric on the TED Radio Hour podcast from NPR.

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.

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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 Activate Your Greatness.

In this episode we talk about:

• Alex's remarkable life story
• His thoughts on internal versus external validation
• What he means by "activate your greatness"
• The habits and practices he employs in service of his own greatness, including gratitude, self-alignment, and his "starting five"

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/alex-toussaint

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.

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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 Impossible Rescue in Thailand.

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/matt-gutman

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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 include Unfrosted, an upcoming Netflix comedy written by, directed by, and starring Jerry Seinfeld.

In this episode we talk about:

• Perfectionism and impostor syndrome
• The relationship between loving your family and loving yourself
• Sarah's viral President Trump lip synch videos
• Why it's "nice to be in hell"
• How to move on from past mistakes

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sarah-cooper

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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 University and is now Honorary Professor of Media and Climate at Rutgers. In September 2021 she joined the University of British Columbia as UBC Professor of Climate Justice and co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why she says conspiracy culture often gets the facts wrong but the feelings right
• How and why you should listen to people on the other side of the aisle
• The convergence of wellness culture and rightwing ideology
• The precariousness of the self
• How she learned to loosen the death grip on her ego
• And the importance of coming from a place of calm in the storm

Related Episodes:

Ten Percent Happier: This Scientist Says One Emotion Might Be the Key to Happiness. Can You Guess What It Is? | Dacher Keltner

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/naomi-klein