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1 week ago | 
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In today’s episode, Dr. Donn Posner proposes a whole new way of thinking about sleep. First, he normalizes the sleep problems many of us experience. If you’re sleeping poorly right now, he says, don’t freak out; it’s natural and normal. Second, he has a bunch of tips for how to deal with insomnia, some of which you may have never heard before.
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1 week ago | 
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On this show, we talk a lot about ways to stop the interpersonal and intrapersonal violence of obsessing about thinness. Today’s episode, though, is a bit of a departure… because this whole dynamic and debate has been deeply disrupted by the advent of Ozempic and other new weight loss drugs, which are technically called GLP1s. This is a controversial and touchy subject, to say the least.
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1 week ago | 
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The Dalai Lama makes a risky move. When confronted by a young American woman coping with incredible loss, he does something surprising and counterintuitive. The incident surfaces a question that is more urgent now than ever: As social media, tribalism, individualism, and a global pandemic conspire to keep us separated from each other, how do we maintain…
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1 week ago | 
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The phrase imposter syndrome has increasingly crept into the culture. If you haven’t heard of it, it basically means that you feel like you’re a fraud, despite evidence to the contrary. As this term has gained more purchase in our culture, it’s also been subjected to an increasing amount of scrutiny and criticism, and also confusion. So, today we’re goi…
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1 week ago | 
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1 week ago | 
danharris.com | Dan Harris
As you might imagine, given what I do for a living, I get approached by a lot of people who sheepishly admit they’re not meditating, despite all the evidence that suggests the practice is good for you. I hear all sorts of reasons: I don’t have time; I’m “bad” at it; Running/knitting/petting my iguana is my meditation, etc. Historically, I’ve reassured people with some cocktail of the following:If you’re busy, doing it for one minute daily-ish absolutely counts.
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1 week ago | 
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Diane Musho Hamilton is an author, award-winning mediator, and teacher of Zen. She is the author of three books on conflict resolution, relationships, and communication. Her latest book is Waking Up and Growing Up: Spiritual Cross-Training for an Evolving World, co-authored with Gabriel Wilson. Diane is one of many great teachers featured on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels.
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1 week ago | 
danharris.com | Dan Harris
On the night of Tuesday, January 7th, the podcaster/philosopher/neuroscientist Sam Harris was lying in bed at a friend’s house, having evacuated with his family (and two cats) from their home in Pacific Palisades, where wildfires were raging out of control. Sam was on his phone, monitoring events, when he received a piece of information that convinced him that the family home was burning down—at that very moment.
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1 week ago | 
danharris.com | Dan Harris
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you’ll get a 30-day free trial—and you’ll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available. Additional Resources:On Having No HeadPaid subscribers can listen ad-free above.
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2 weeks ago | 
danharris.com | Dan Harris
Happy Friday, my fellow suffering beings. Each week, I share two things I’m digging right now (books, TV shows, movies, music, and the like) plus one online video of nearly zero cultural merit. The Studio (Apple TV+). I’ve only had limited exposure to the inside workings of Hollywood, but this show feels incredibly/scarily accurate. It’s also really funny. And Seth Rogen’s wardrobe is oddly fascinating to me. Are double-breasted suits a thing again? September 5 (streaming).