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How To Train Our Minds To Be Happier with Dan Harris


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We are a culture obsessed with happiness, except we’ve been going about it all wrong. Before I became a doctor, I actually studied Buddhism. I wanted to understand the root of human suffering, and through that, understand the way to create happiness. 


On today’s episode, I’m excited to talk to Dan Harris about the science of happiness, how to deal with the challenges of modern-day life, and how to create more happiness for ourselves and for those around us. 


Dan Harris is an author, podcaster, and entrepreneur. For 21 years, he worked as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, hosting such shows as Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America. Dan has reported from all over the planet, covering wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and producing investigative reports in Haiti, Cambodia, and the Amazon. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan discovered meditation and then wrote the best-selling book 10% Happier as a way to encourage fellow skeptics to give the practice a shot. After that first book, Dan launched the Ten Percent Happier app, wrote a second book, and started the Ten Percent Happier podcast, where he interviews celebrities, entrepreneurs, authors, scientists, and meditation teachers about how to do life better.


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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

  • The misinterpretation of an incident with the Dalai Lama shown in a recent viral video (2:28 / 00:50) 
  • How to be happier and healthier (9:18 / 6:19) 
  • Wise selfishness (16:34 / 14:15) 
  • The neurobiology of altruism (20:19 / 18:06) 
  • How to train your brain for happiness (26:01 / 21:44) 
  • The connection between psychedelics and meditation (33:31 / 29:02) 
  • How Dan’s life has changed from meditation (37:25 / 33:47) 
  • Meditation as one component of trauma therapy (57:40 / 53:19) 
  • Self-criticism and judgment of others (1:01:02 / 56:34) 
  • Dan’s experience spending time with the Dalai Lama (1:08:00 / 1:03:35)

  • The Dalai Lama's Guide to Happiness podcast series and video challenge


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