The One You Feed

By Eric Zimmer

Transformative ideas from the best thinkers on the planet including guests like James Clear, Susan Cain, Michael Pollan, Deepak Chopra, Nicole LaPera, Yung Pueblo, Gabor Mate, Maggie Smith, David W

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February 08, 2022Michael Bungay Stanier on Starting Well to Finish Well
Michael Bungay Stanier is the author of 6 books that have, between them, sold more than a million copies. He’s perhaps best known for his self-published book, The Coaching Habit, which is the best-selling book on coaching this century and is already recognized as a classic. He founded the training and development company, Box of Crayons, which has taught coaching skills to hundreds of thousands of people around the world and he created a book in partnership with Seth Godin which raised $400,000 for Malaria No More.
In this episode, Eric and Michael Bungay Stanier discuss his new book, How to Begin.
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Michael Bungay Stanier and I Discuss Starting Well to Finish Well and…
His book, How to Begin
Tools to deal with fear and anxiety when they arise
Sitting with the tension of ambition and contentment
The secret is, once you have a goal, the key is to stop worrying about the goal
That we unlock our greatness by working on the hard things
The three steps that make up the foundation of actually beginning
The key of beginning well that helps you stick with a project
How to set a Worthy Goal
The ways Worthy Goals can evolve
How to the prizes and punishments of various commitments
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Michael Bungay Stanier (Interview from 2016)
How to Get Things Done with Charlie Gilkey

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February 04, 2022Taylor Jacobson on Tools to Find Focus and Accountability
Taylor Jacobson is the CEO and Founder of Focusmate (www.focusmate.com), a virtual coworking community with a mission to help everyone do their best work. Thousands of people in 193 countries worldwide sit side-by-side, via video, to keep each other company, cheer each other on, and hold one another accountable. Taylor is a passionate voice on creating soulful work and workplaces and has been featured in The New Yorker, CNN, The Guardian, NPR, Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek, and more.
In this episode, Eric and Taylor discuss his company, Focusmate, along with many useful ideas for designing the life you want to live.
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Taylor Jacobson and I Discuss Tools to Find Focus and Accountability and…
His company, Focusmate, that he started to help himself and others to become more productive
The importance of feeling safe in a community in helping to accomplish your goals
Procrastination is an expression of feeling unsafe
How it’s difficult to focus when you’re feeling stressed or anxious
How having a morning routine is grounding and signals our body we’re safe and able to get started
Designing a life that demands what you want to give
Noticing when you need to make a shift and reinvent yourself
The ability to focus and the correlation to our nervous system
Fight or flight impulses
Learning to experience and release these energy forces
His choice to find the optimal environment to do the important inner work he desired
Spiritual practices and choosing and trusting your inner truth
Understanding that our experiences inform the gifts that we can give to the world
How living in fear limits our ability to share our unique gifts
Taylor Jacobson Links:
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How to Focus and Accomplish Goals with Emily Balcetis
Chris Bailey on Focus, Productivity, and Meditation

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February 01, 2022The Freedom of Sobriety with Veronica Valli
Veronica Valli is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach. With almost 20 years of experience, Veronica has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential by being alcohol-free. She is the co-host of the popular Soberful podcast and has been the keynote speaker at annual conferences including Women for Sobriety and Soberistas.
In this episode, Eric and Veronica discuss her book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alchohol.
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Veronica Valli and I Discuss The Freedom of Sobriety and…
Her book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol
That alcoholism is just a symptom of a deeper malaise
Her history with drugs and alcohol and how she got sober
The experience she had with drug-induced psychosis
Believing she had a very rare problem when everyone else was fine
How and when she discovered that she wasn’t alone in how she felt
Emotional unmanageability vs. emotional mastery
That behavior is the truest manifestation of how someone feels – we behave how we feel
The way our culture has normalized abnormal drinking
The question, “would my life be better if I wasn’t drinking?”
When you’re spending most of your time arguing with yourself about whether or not you have a problem with drinking, you’re missing out on the real and good stuff of life, including your own growth and discovery
Toxic positivity
Feeling comfortable in our own skin and having appropriate emotional responses to events
Emotional sobriety
The value of consistently having a framework in life
What to do if sobriety meetings feel overwhelming
Veronica Valli Links:
Veronica’s Website
Facebook
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Veronica Valli you might also enjoy these other episodes:
The Magic of Being Sober with Laura McKowen
The Joy of Being Sober with Catherine Gray
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January 28, 2022Marilyn Nelson on Her Beautiful and Powerful Poetry
Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator, and children’s book author. She is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and the former poet laureate of Connecticut.
In this episode, Eric and Marilyn discuss several of her poems and the inspiration and meaning behind them
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Marilyn Nelson and I Discuss her Beautiful and Powerful Poetry and…
Her book, How I Discovered Poetry
“Mississippi” poem
Her book, A Wreath for Emmett Till
Her use of the unique poetry form of heroic crown of sonnets
“Rosemary for Remembrance” poem
“Let Me Gather Spring Flowers for a Wreath” poem
“Like His Gouged Eye” poem
How poetry comes out of silence and leads us back to silence
A life well lived includes the gifts of silence, contemplation, and self knowledge
How we need to make an effort to find silence in a noisy world
Her book, Carver
“Professor Carver’s Bible Class” poem
Her book, Snook Alone, the story of a dog
Marilyn Nelson Links:
Marilyn’s Website
Facebook
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Roger Housden
Ellen Bass
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January 25, 2022Johann Hari on Stolen Focus and Attention
Johann Hari is a writer and journalist. He has written for the New York Times, Le Monde, the Guardian, and other newspapers and his TED talks have been viewed over seventy million times. His work has been praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah Winfrey to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan.
Eric and Johann discuss his book, Stolen Focus Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again
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Johann Hari and I Discuss Stolen Focus and Attention and…
His book, Stolen Focus Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again
His experience of spending 3 months with no internet or smartphone
The negative effects of consuming too much of social media
How the evidence is showing we are in an attention crisis
The deep forces at work that are damaging our attention
Understanding the two levels of response to the attention crisis; individual and collective
Cruel optimism is offering a simple solution to complex problems that may not work
The alternative to cruel optimism is bringing awareness to the many layers of the problem
How the human brain can only think about one thing at a time
The negative effects of multitasking, or the switch cost-effect
The debate between being “pro” tech and “anti” tech
The damaging effects of the current business models of social media designed to steal people’s attention
How technology could be used to heal and aid your attention rather than steal it
How the current model of economic growth contributes to dwindling attention
His thoughts on the need for an attention movement to resist the forces invading our attention
Johann Hari Links:
Stolen Focus Book Website
Johann’s Website
Twitter
Instagram
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Johann Hari (2015 Interview)
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January 21, 2022Joanna Macy on Work That Reconnects
Joanna Macy is an environmental activist, author, a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. She has written and co-authored many books, including translating much of Rilke’s work
Eric and Joanna discuss her translations of Rilke along with her important “Work That Reconnects”.
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Joanna Macy and I Discuss her Work That Reconnects and…
Her book translation, Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke
The joy she experienced translating the work of Rilke with her coauthor Anita Barrows
Having patience, curiosity and learning "to live the questions now"
Asking ourselves how can we trust and be trusted
Her important work called "The Work That Reconnects"
Her three visions of living
"Business as Usual" refers to the growth economy and capitalism
"The Great Unraveling" refers to the world losing its coherence
"The Great Turning" is the slowing down the destruction of the world and building new ways of doing things
Her important activist work
Knowing what we can control, but still caring about what we can't control
How this work is a "celebration of the awareness of the great reciprocity at the heart of the universe"

Joanna Macy Links:
Joanna’s Website
Work That Reconnects
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Curiosity and Activism with Sophia Bush
The Questioning Mind with Stephen Mitchell

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January 18, 2022Emma Gannon on Community and Connection in an Online World
Emma Gannon is a bestselling author, speaker, novelist, and the host of the number 1 creative careers podcast in the UK called “Ctrl Alt Delete”.
Eric and Emma discuss her latest book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World
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Emma Gannon and I Discuss Community and Connection in an Online World and…
Her book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World
The belief that everyone is creative and need to feed their creativity
The joy and challenge when your creative work becomes your paid work
How our online and offline behaviors and interactions are often not aligned
Connection and how she compares humans to trees
The power of community and connection, both online and in-person
Noticing when spending too much time online leads to emotional disconnection
Understanding self-sabotage and noticing the feelings associated with that behavior
Finding the balance of striving to be successful and happiness
Her thoughts on cancel culture
Her first novel, Olive
The shame and guilt that women often feel for their life choices
Emma Gannon Links:
Emma’s Website
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How to Become Unlonely with Jillian Richardson
How to Find Joy and Community with Radha Agrawal
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January 14, 2022Catherine Gray on The Lasting Joy of Being Sober
Catherine Gray is a Sunday Times Bestselling author of five books, including debut smash hit The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober. She’s sold well over a quarter of a million books and her books have now been translated into nine languages. She’s been sober since 2013. Catherine has also written about being single later in life and learning to appreciate the ordinary.
Eric and Catherine discuss her latest book, Sunshine Warm: Unexpected Sober Joy That Lasts
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Catherine Gray and I Discuss The Lasting Joy of Being Sober and…
Her book, Sunshine Warm: Unexpected Sober Joy That Lasts
The power of getting more specific with your gratitude lists
Being several years removed from addiction and in the advanced stages of recovery
Understanding that addiction doesn’t have to define you, but that it’s always there
No longer defining herself as an alcoholic after several years of sobriety
Addiction can be the difference between what you intend to do and what you actually do
How addiction is a spectrum and not black or white
The issues with labeling yourself as an addict
What matters most is asking yourself if your life would be better without the substance or behavior
The challenge with addictions that are considered socially acceptable
How most experts agree there isn’t such a thing as an addictive personality
Some people may have addictive tendencies based on various traits
Understanding that our perception of ourselves is what shapes our reality

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Catherine Gray
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Catherine Gray (2018 Interview)
Catherine Gray on Unexpected Joy (2019 Interview)
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January 11, 2022Emily Balcetis on How to Focus and Accomplish Goals
Emily Balcetis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. She is the author of more than 70 scientific publications and her work has been covered in Forbes, Newsweek, Time, National Public Radio, Cosmopolitan, GQ, and many others. She has also received numerous awards for her work.
Eric and Emily discuss her book, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World
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Emily Balcetis and I Discuss How to Focus and Accomplish Goals and…
Her book, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World
Her decision to tackle learning to play drums
The four tools of accomplishing a goal
What it means to materialize a goal
How our brains can’t be trusted to accurately assess our progress toward our goal
The importance of writing down and tracking progress
Figuring out what we want to accomplish AND creating a plan of action
Foreshadowing obstacles that might get in our way and how you’ll deal with them increases your chances of success
The value of narrowing your focus of attention
How time is a big determinant of what goals we set and whether we reach those goals
Finding ways to connect your current self with your future self can make it easier to make tougher choices that lead to better outcomes later
How it sometimes makes sense to have a “wide bracket” or broader perspective
The power of framing and how what we see predicts what we do
Emily Balcetis Links:
Emily Balcetis
Twitter
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How to Change with Katy Milkman
Behavior Change with John Norcross
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January 07, 2022Regina Louise on Strategies for Unconditional Self-Love
Regina Louise] is an American author, child advocate, and motivational speaker, who is best known for successfully navigating through more than thirty foster home placements as a ward of the California Juvenile Court system.
Eric and Regina discuss her book, Permission Granted: Kick-Ass Strategies to Bootstrap Your Way to Unconditional Self-Love
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Regina Louise and I Strategies for Unconditional Self-Love and…
Her book, Permission Granted: Kick-Ass Strategies to Bootstrap Your Way to Unconditional Self-Love
Growing up in difficult circumstances and still feeling her worth
How we can all benefit from a cleared-out heart
Learning to grow through what we go through
Understanding that you can’t change the past, but you can reclaim your dignity and self-worth
Learning to be with the difficult feelings inside of us
Understanding that the tragedy she endured was not personal
How she learned to protect and value herself when her caregivers couldn’t
Her introjections leading to her growth
The tendency to feed the “less than” of herself
Taking responsibility for her own healing
Creating distance and making meaning of her past experiences
Regina Louise Links:
Regina’s Website
Twitter
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Radical Self Love with Sonya Renee Taylor
Perfecting Self Love with Scott Stabile
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