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The Freedom of Sobriety with Veronica Valli
2 februari 2022 · 1 uur
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… Lees meerHer 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
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Marilyn Nelson on Her Beautiful and Powerful Poetry
28 januari 2022 · 39 min
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… Lees meerHer 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
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Johann Hari on Stolen Focus and Attention
26 januari 2022 · 1 uur 9 min
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… Lees meerHis 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
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Joanna Macy on Work That Reconnects
21 januari 2022 · 58 min
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… Lees meerHer 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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Emma Gannon on Community and Connection in an Online World
19 januari 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
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… Lees meerHer 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:
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Twitter
Instagram
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Catherine Gray on The Lasting Joy of Being Sober
14 januari 2022 · 55 min
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… Lees meerHer 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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Emily Balcetis on How to Focus and Accomplish Goals
11 januari 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
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… Lees meerHer 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
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Regina Louise on Strategies for Unconditional Self-Love
7 januari 2022 · 1 uur 7 min
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… Lees meerHer 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
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Stephen Guise on How to Form Elastic Habits
5 januari 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Stephen Guise is an international best-selling author, blogger, and entrepreneur. His books have been translated into 17 languages, including his latest book, Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day.
Eric and Stephen discuss his unique approach to creating good habits that are adaptable to your life and unique circumstances.
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Stephen Guise and I Discuss How to Form Elastic Habits and… Lees meerHis book, Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day
How bad habits fulfill some needs
An elastic habit is one that creates flexibility and more points of progress
How flexibility is strength when it comes to obstacles
Lateral flexibility is having several different options to achieve the same goal
Vertical flexibility is having the option to move the intensity of the activity up or down
The roles of the different levels: mini, plus, and elite
How to work with feelings and motivation in establishing habits
How to apply the lateral and vertical flexibility to habits
Cues or triggers are what prompts you to do the behavior
The different types of cues or triggers: time. activity, daily, emotional, and window
Intelligent tracking and why it’s important in establishing new habits
The process for creating and implementing “elastic” habits
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James Clear on Compounding Nature of Habits (Part 2)
31 december 2021 · 37 min
James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. His work has appeared in The New York Times, CBS This Morning, Time, Entrepreneur, and he has taught in colleges around the world. James is also the creator of the Habits Academy, the premier training platform for organizations and individuals that are interested in building better habits in life and work.
In Part 2 of this interview, Eric and James discuss more specific ideas and concepts for establishing good habits and eliminating bad habits.
If you’d like to make 2022 a better year for you, bring clarity to what matters most, and discover the tools to help you become the person you really want to be, Eric can help you! To book a FREE, no-pressure 30-minute Discovery call to see if working with Eric is right for you, click here.
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James Clear and I Discuss the Compounding Nature of Habits and… Lees meerHis book, Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
Habits are a response to the physical cues in our environment
Learning to make it obvious or reduce friction when trying to create good habits
Habit stacking and priming your environment for success
Clarifying the action: “After _____, I will _____”
Getting specific with your actions (when, where)
How social environment affects the attractiveness of habits
Making habits easy and convenient
The two-minute rule for establishing good habits
A habit must be established before it can be improved
Optimize for the starting line rather than the finish line
Make it satisfying – how positive emotions cultivate good habits and negative emotions destroy them
Bring the long-term consequences i…
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James Clear on Compounding Nature of Habits (Part 1)
29 december 2021 · 43 min
James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. His work has appeared in The New York Times, CBS This Morning, Time, Entrepreneur, and he has taught in colleges around the world. James is also the creator of the Habits Academy, the premier training platform for organizations and individuals that are interested in building better habits in life and work.
In Part 1 of the interview, Eric and James discuss habits and how to set yourself up for short and long-term success when it comes to behavior change.
If you’d like to make 2022 a better year for you, bring clarity to what matters most, and discover the tools to help you become the person you really want to be, Eric can help you! To book a FREE, no-pressure 30-minute Discovery call to see if working with Eric is right for you, click here.
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James Clear and I Discuss the Compounding Nature of Habits and… Lees meerHis book, Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
How habits are like the compound interest of self-improvement
Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your efforts
How bamboo growth is like habit growth
The importance of building a foundation of habits to see results
How work isn’t wasted, it’s stored
Focusing on systems rather than goals
How the outcome is a natural consequence of habits
How goals can create an artificial finish line
The role of identity in behavior change
How you choose to act leads to the kind of person you want to be
Learning to adopt a growth mindset as opposed to a fixed mindset
How humans are learning machines
The 4 stages of habits: cue, craving, response, and reward
The 4 laws of behavior chan…
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John Zeratsky on How to Make Time for What Matters
24 december 2021 · 55 min
John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry and became obsessed with the idea of re-designing time. He’s also the author of multiple books and his work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Time, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fast Company, and many others.
In this episode, Eric and John discuss his book, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
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John Zeratsky and I Discuss How to Make Time for What Matters and… Lees meerHis book, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
Understanding the limits of will-power
Setting up our environment so it’s easier to make the right decisions
The two powerful forces that compete every day for our time
“The Busy Bandwagon” and the feeling you’re not in control of our time
“The Infinity Pools” of neverending options of distractions
Questioning the “defaults” in our lives and finding ways to change our behavior
Creating a highlight for everyday
Structuring your day around your “highlight”
Finding more meaningful moments
Taking back control of your time and energy
Creating barriers to distraction
The fundamentals of managing your energy
The importance of focusing on the process, not the outcome
Becoming aware of how our interaction with technology makes us feel
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Charlie Gilkey on How to Get Things Done
22 december 2021 · 53 min
Charlie Gilkey is the author of Start Finishing: How To Go From Idea To Done. An Army veteran and near Ph.D. in philosophy, Charlie is the founder of Productive Flourishing, a company that helps professional creatives, leaders, and change-makers take meaningful action on work matters. He’s widely cited in outlets such as Inc. Magazine, Time, Forbes, The Guardian, Life Hacker, and more and his work will help you discover the path from the ideas in your head to the actions you take in your daily life and how to go about getting things done.
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Charlie Gilkey and I Discuss How to Get Things Done and… Lees meerHis book, Start Finishing: How To Go From Idea To Done
How kindness towards others often brings out the best in everyone
The Tao Te Ching
Focusing on your input and letting go of the results
We don’t just improve by thinking about things, we improve by doing them
Creative constipation breeds toxicity
We’re either creating something or destroying something
We don’t do ideas, we do projects
How doing our best work is often really hard
The myth: if it’s meant to be for us, it’s supposed to be easy
The myth that if it doesn’t come easy for you, you shouldn’t do it
Doing something until you’re good enough at it to decide whether or not you want to continue doing it
The 5 things that get in the way of doing our best work
Head Trash: Doesn’t matter if a thought is true or not – it matters if we believe it or not
The problem with automatically believing our thoughts
How discipline limits decision fatigue
How action expresses priority
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Arthur Brooks on What It Takes to Find Happiness
17 december 2021 · 49 min
Arthur Brooks is a bestselling author, social scientist, and the President of the American Enterprise Institute. He teaches Leadership and Happiness at the Harvard School of Business.
In this episode, Eric and Arthur discuss happiness as well as his book, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt.
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Arthur Brooks and I Discuss What It Takes to Find Happiness and… Lees meerHis book, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt
The four extrinsic things that feed off fear are money, power, pleasure, and fame
The four intrinsic things that feed off love are faith, family, friendships, and meaningful work
How happiness requires meaning and having meaning requires challenge and/or difficulty
The three aspects of meaning are coherence, purpose, and significance
How writing out the thing you learned from a bad experience can bring meaning to it
Learning to find significance in the small things
How we need to stop living in the future and appreciate being in the present
The freeing idea that nobody really cares like we think they do
The more you judge others, the more you will feel judged
The therapy for feeling insecure is to stop judging and start observing
The link between humor and happiness
How we should reject grimness
Rejecting the expectations of the holidays can lead to more happiness
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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor and John Britton on Right Brain Injury vs. Left Brain Injury
15 december 2021 · 56 min
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist. In 1996, Jill experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain, causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. John Britton is a former anesthesiologist who suffered a right brain injury leaving him with only his left brain to function. After hearing Jill’s previous episode on this show, John contacted Eric and they thought it would be interesting to host a conversation with John and Dr. Bolte Taylor to discuss their respective experiences.
In this episode, Jill, John, Ginny, and Eric talk about what it’s like to experience the world through your right brain vs. your left brain and how they come together to make for whole-brain living.
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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, John Britton, and I Discuss Right Brain Injury vs Left Brain Injury and… Lees meerThe functions of and interaction between the right and left hemispheres of the brain
How the left brain governs past and future, me the individual, details, boundaries, language
That the right brain governs the present, the “we” collective, connections, expansive, and openness
The way the two hemispheres of our brain interact with one another in a healthy brain
How John experienced the world before, during, and after his right brain injury
The most helpful rehabilitation approach for John post his injury
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s experience of her left hemisphere traumatic brain injury and her recovery story
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Ethan Kross on How to Harness the Chatter in Your Head
10 december 2021 · 56 min
Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. He is an award-winning professor at the University of Michigan and the Ross School of Business and also the Director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. In addition to countless television appearances, Ethan’s research has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and many others.
In this episode, Ethan and Eric talk about his book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters, and How to Harness It.
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Ethan Kross and I Discuss How to Harness the Chatter in Our Head and… Lees meerHis book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters, and How to Harness It
How we have both emotional and cognitive needs when dealing with the “chatter” in our heads
Common triggers for internal chatter are uncertainty and lack of control
The three main categories of tools to work with chatter
Learning to zoom out and broaden our perspective
Distance self-talk is talking to yourself like you’d talk to another person
Temporal distancing (mental time travel)
Expressive writing about negative experiences
Using your imagination to replay a past experience to gain objectivity
Harnessing our internal chatter rather than silencing it
How to think about thinking and what we can and cannot control
Being aware of how easy some of these tools are to implement
Creating if/then plans increases the likelihood you’ll remember to use the tools
Environmental tools and the benefits of getting outside in nature
How cleaning and organizing our physical space impacts our mental state
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Jillian Richardson on How to Become Unlonely
8 december 2021 · 56 min
Jillian Richardson is the founder of The Joy List, which is a newsletter with the mission of making New York City – and eventually the world – a less lonely place. She also hosts The Joy List Social, an event where you can show up by yourself and leave with a new friend.
In this episode, Jillian and Eric talk about her new book, Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World.
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Jillian Richardson and I Discuss How to Become Unlonely and … Lees meerHer book, Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World
Some of the barriers that get in the way of making friendships
Some strategies we can use to make friendships
Three relationship strengthening tactics
How to know when vulnerability slides into neediness
That looking for the “perfect” person or group of people can stump you in your search for meaningful connection
When you might want to reflect on your relationship to the idea of groups
Where to start when you’re lonely and want to connect with others
How to meet people if you’re an introvert
The importance of being kind to yourself in this process
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Oliver Burkeman on Time Management for Mortals
3 december 2021 · 55 min
Oliver Burkeman is a British journalist and writer based in New York. He is well known not only for his amazing books, but he also wrote a popular weekly column on psychology called “This Column will Change Your Life” which was printed weekly between 2006 and 2020.
Oliver joins Eric for a third time on the show, and in this episode, they discuss many things, including his new book, “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals”
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Oliver Burkeman and I Discuss Time Management for Mortals and … Lees meerHis book, “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals”
How we invest more energy and focus on trying to escape certain feelings
Finitude and understanding that life is finite
Time and how we relate to it as something we have and use
The idea that we are time rather than we have time
Accepting the truth of your finitude allows you to live more in the present
Confusing meaningful with extraordinary
Cosmic insignificance therapy suggests that we reexamine the threshold of what makes a meaningful life
Our tendency to want to define and measure what is meaningful in life
How the pursuit of using time well can lead us to live in the future rather than being present
Asking ourselves if something is expanding or contracting to us
The modern attention economy and being aware if we are choosing where our attention goes
How the things that matter most to us can provoke unpleasant emotions that lead to seeking distractions
The problem isn’t how things are, but rather how we think they should be
Trying too hard to be present in the moment
Accepting the impossibility of complete control
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Jonah Berger on How to Change Anyone's Mind
1 december 2021 · 45 min
Jonah Berger is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He's an international bestselling author, a world-renowned expert on word of mouth, social influence, consumer behavior, and how products, ideas, and behaviors can catch on.
In this episode, Eric and Jonah discuss his book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind.
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Jonah Berger and I Discuss How to Change Anyone's Mind and … Lees meerHis book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
How people change
That most decisions that we make are shaped by other people
The major mistake most of us make when it comes to trying to change behavior in ourselves and others
How to create change by reducing the barriers and energy required
Feeling like we should do something vs because we want to do something
People's zones of acceptance and rejection
What it means to "highlight a gap" and how it can help us change
How the costs of change often come due before the benefits of change are experienced
What factors drive Identification vs Differentiation
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Mark Manson on Important Lessons in Life
26 november 2021 · 42 min
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Mark Manson is an author and personal development consultant. His writing is a different take on the self-help genre that he calls self-help from a first-person perspective. Mark has been published and quoted on CNN, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Yahoo! News, The Sydney Morning Herald, and a variety of other publications. He is also the CEO and Founder of Infinity Squared Media LLC.
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Mark Manson and I Discuss Important Lessons in Life and … Lees meerOpportunity costs and being aware of the sacrifices
His most popular article, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*&
The misconception of confidence
The friendship test in romantic relationships
How he applies logic in his writing
Positive thinking and his issue with “The Secret”
How inspiration often comes from taking action
His “Do Something” principle
Mistaking happiness for pleasure
How true happiness comes from the meaning of our experiences
Our need to always be challenged in life
How our pursuits change as we ge…
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Iain McGilchrist on The Divided Yet Connected Brain
24 november 2021 · 50 min
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Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, author, lecturer, and former Oxford Literary Scholar. He is committed to the idea that the mind and brain can be understood only by seeing them in the broadest possible context, that of the whole of our physical and spiritual existence, and of the wider human culture in which they arise – the culture which helps to mold, and in turn is molded by, our minds and brains.
Today Iain and Eric discuss his book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World.
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Iain McGilchrist and I Discuss The Divided yet Connected Brain and … Lees meerHis book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
That creativity requires resistance
The differences between the two hemispheres of our brain
How distinctions are important but divisions are invented by us
The ways our brain hemispheres work together
That our world is currently dominated by left brain hemisphere thinking
The ways we might address the crises we face as a species and world
How he responds to the critics of a right brain/left brain theory
The ways in which our hemispheres are connected and work together
The difference between our two hemispheres isn’t as much what they do but how they do it
The 8 portals our brain uses to get information ab…
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Jeremy Lent on the Integration of Science and Traditional Wisdom in Life
19 november 2021 · 58 min
Jeremy Lent is an author and speaker whose work investigates the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current crisis of sustainability.
Today Jeremy and Eric discuss his new book, The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe
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In This Interview, Jeremy Lent and I Discuss the Integration of Science and Traditional Wisdom in Life and … Lees meerHis book, The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe
The difference between want and intention
Understanding the power of kindness toward the “negative” parts of us
His character, “Uncle Bob,” who represents the dominant worldview
Worldview is the lens through which we see and make sense of everything
How humans pattern meaning into the world based on what our culture tells us
Cultural mindfulness frees us to open up to other possibilities
The idea that humans are selfish or have a “selfish gene” and how science refutes this
The self-organization of life: the different parts make the whole and the whole relates to the different parts
Human nature and how cooperation, not competition has led to the abundance of life on earth
Differences between Eastern and Western traditional beliefs in regard to human nature
The negative aspects of humans’ ability to cooperate
The Taoist notion of Wu-Wei (effortless action) and Yu-Wei (purposive action)
Integrating two elements of human consciousness; conceptual (left brain) and animate (right brain)
The most important relationship in life is the “I’ and the “self”
Chi is translated to matter and energy that make up the universe
Li is how Chi is organized
How the deep spir…
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Jacob Nordby on Creativity as a Cure
17 november 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
Jacob Nordby is an author whose many quests have led him to a deep fascination with life in all of its weird splendor. He’s the founder of Manifesto Publishing House and he penned the award-winning novel, The Divine Arsonist, and a non-fiction book, Blessed Are the Weird: A Manifesto for Creatives.
Today Jacob and Eric discuss his new book is, The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life.
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In This Interview, Jacob Norby and I Discuss Creativity as a Cure and … Lees meerHis book, The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life
How he defines creativity
How creativity can bring you back to your truest self
Why he believes every human being is creative
The three enemies of creativity
The connection between spirituality and creativity
Feeling an inward longing to come home to yourself
Rebuilding his life after burning it to the ground
How imagination can work for us or against us
Allowing our thoughts and emotions yet not empower them
The three questions he answers every day
How to create more choice points in our daily lives
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Beth Jacobs on Original Buddhist Psychology
12 november 2021 · 53 min
Beth Jacobs is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a former faculty member of the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University. She is also a teacher in the Soto Zen tradition and incorporates Buddhist studies and meditation into her work as both a psychologist and a writer.
In this episode, Eric and Beth discuss her book, The Original Buddhist Psychology: What the Abhidharma Tells Us about How We Think, Feel, and Experience Life
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In This Interview, Beth Jacobs and I Discuss Original Buddhist Psychology and … Lees meerHer book, The Original Buddhist Psychology: What the Abhidharma Tells Us about How We Think, Feel, and Experience Life
Abhidharma is the structural layout of the Buddha’s original vision of the universe
Understanding the complex laws of how forces move together in the universe
The entity of “me” exists from the arbitrary framework we create for ourselves
The 5 skandhas are what is used to construct our reality: form, feelings, perceptions, habit formations, consciousnesses
Neuropsychology and the 17 steps of perception
Interdependent origination is the idea that everything is in motion and connected
How consciousness is just an interaction
The various lists of lists in the Abhidharma
Energy, mindfulness, and investigation
The idea of gently removing our obstructions
Writing and meditation as powerful tools for awakening
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Austin Kleon on How to Stay Creative
10 november 2021 · 56 min
Austin Kleon is a writer, artist, and speaker. Austin also speaks about creativity for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, and many others. He is the author of many books, including Steal Like an Artist, and Newspaper Blackout.
In this episode, Eric and Austin discuss his book, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
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In This Interview, Austin Kleon and I Discuss How to Stay Creative and … Lees meerHis book, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
How his deep work has usually originated from a dark place
Life is about the balance between the light and dark in us
His long term pessimism and short term optimism
Making peace with things not ever getting easier and learning to enjoy the now.
How there are no perfect conditions in life so no sense waiting or worrying about what’s next
If/And statements and how life is not linear in that way
His reflection on the book her wrote 10 years ago
Trying to get back to the beginner’s mind
Seeking curiosity over wisdom
Ordinary life + extra attention = the extraordinary
Paying attention by drawing, writing, reading poetry, or walking
Trying to view things as an artist might
Forget the noun, do the verb
The importance of having a hobbies
How energy can be found in books and works of art
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Jon Acuff on Overthinking and Internal Soundtracks
5 november 2021 · 58 min
Jon Acuff is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books. He’s also an INC Magazine Top 100 Leadership speaker and has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences and companies around the world, including FedEx, Nissan, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, and many others.
In this episode, Eric and Jon discuss his new book, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
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In This Interview, Jon Acuff and I Discuss Overthinking, Internal Soundtracks, and … Lees meerHis book, Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
How action eliminates overthinking and inaction breeds overthinking
The importance of deciding as few times as possible
Overthinking is when what you think gets in the way of what you want
Viewing our thoughts as repetitive soundtracks that become our playlist
“Pulling the thread” when processing your feelings
How fear gets a voice but doesn’t get a vote
Learning to identify your broken soundtracks
Evaluating your thoughts and asking is it true, is it helpful, is it kind?
Getting support from others can help retire your broken soundtracks
How we can’t stop overthinking but we can replace it with another thought
Viewing our thoughts as a dial that we can turn down and not a switch that we can turn off
Finding activities that get you out of your head
Flipping your broken soundtracks to the opposite
The important process of repeating new soundtracks
Finding ways to remind yourself of new soundtracks
Tying new thoughts to a symbol by making it personal, visible, and simple
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Sebastian Siegel on Love, Grace, and Grit
2 november 2021 · 49 min
Sebastian Siegel is a British American screenwriter, director, author, and actor from Oxford, England. His new movie is Grace and Grit, based on the American philosopher Ken Wilber’s, 1991 memoir. John Mackey had to say about the new movie, “This movie will shake you, and maybe even awaken you in some way. This movie is a must-see, especially for anyone interested in love or consciousness.”
In this episode, Eric and Sebastian discuss his movie, Grace and Grit.
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In This Interview, Sebastian Siegel and I Discuss Love, Grace, Grit, and … Lees meerHis new movie, Grace and Grit, a story of love beyond life
Ken Wilber’s memoir and brilliant body of work that inspired this film
The beautiful story of love and transformation
How taking action is a catalyst in the growth of your different relationships
Knowing that we always have a choice in how we respond to what life gives us
What it means to have both grace and the grit to push through challenges in life
How exercise and pushing beyond his physical limits is a spiritual practice for him
Remembering and cultivating awareness that every moment is a spiritual practice
His admiration of and inspiration from philosophers Alan Watts and Ken Wilber
The gentleness and gracefulness of Ramana Maharsi’s work about being in service to love
The metaphor of the bent finger of reaching out to God, within and through ourselves
The paradoxes woven into life
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Guy Winch on Emotional First Aid
29 oktober 2021 · 47 min
Guy Winch, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, keynote and TED Talk speaker, and author whose books have been translated into twenty languages. In this episode, Eric and Guy discuss his book Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts.
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In This Interview, Guy Winch and I Discuss Emotional First Aid and … Lees meerHis book, Emotional First Aid: Healing Rejection, Guilt, Failure, and Other Everyday Hurts
Understanding that we need to tend to our emotional wounds just as we would physical wounds
Building emotional resiliency by addressing these small wounds
How to treat the emotional wound of rejection
Identifying exactly what the hurt feelings are
How the brain registers physical and emotional pain in the same way
Learning to improve low self-esteem
Writing exercises to help deal with rejection and failure
How ruminating can easily become a habit and lead to depression
The dangers of rumination: stewing vs. doing
How rumination is vulnerable to distraction, engage your mind somewhere else
What works and doesn’t work in building self-esteem
Building self-compassion
The detective mindset vs. a harmful and self-critical mindset
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Jack Kornfield on Inner Freedom Through Mindfulness
27 oktober 2021 · 56 min
Jack Kornfield is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. Over the years, Jack has taught in centers and universities worldwide. He’s led international Buddhist teacher meetings and has worked with many of the great teachers of our time. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and his books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. He is also a father, a husband, and an activist.
In this episode, Eric and Jack discuss his book, No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are
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In This Interview, Jack Kornfield and I Discuss Inner Freedom Through Mindfulness and … Lees meerHis book, No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are
The first step to dealing with difficult emotions is seeing and accepting what’s there
How practicing mindfulness expands your window of tolerance
Tools to help us remember the vastness
Remembering that our story is always changing
How we are bound to experience both the beauty and pain in life
The importance of compassion
How there are many simple practices to transform our heart and mind
Choosing the best spiritual practices based on what we’re drawn to
His work with Father Greg Boyle, writer of Tattoos on the Heart
The possibility of seeing the Buddha-nature in every human being
The refuge in community and how we need each other
Trusting that we’re part of something bigger than ourselves
Learning to trust our inner knowledge, heart, and body
Accepting our fear and understanding that growth comes after fear
The doubting mind and our capacity to recognize it
Learning to not judge the thoughts that come up in medita…
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Journey to Healing and Recovery with Brian Broome
25 oktober 2021 · 56 min
Brian Broome is a poet, screenwriter, and instructor in the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh. He has been a finalist in The Moth storytelling competition and won the grand prize in Carnegie Mellon University’s Martin Luther King’s Writing Awards.
In this episode, Eric and Brian discuss his book, Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir
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In This Interview, Brian Broom and I Discuss his Journey to Healing, Recovery, and … Lees meerHis book, Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir
How he was raised in an environment where men are taught to be tough and masculine.
Understanding that parents are doing the best they can and having grace with them
How he learned more about his father after his death when writing his book
His journey to getting sober and healing from childhood wounds
What sobriety looks like for him now
Recognizing his defense mechanisms
Learning to not be ashamed of taking medication for anxiety and depression
How he started writing in rehab lead to becoming a therapeutic tool for him
Being ruled by shame and how all-consuming it was
The ideas of masculinity that remain from his upbringing
His thoughts about masculinity not being a useful concept, but rather being human is what’s important
External support is important, but only you can save yourself
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Michael Taft on Deconstructing Yourself
20 oktober 2021 · 54 min
Michael Taft is a meditation teacher and best-selling author of many books such as The Mindful Geek and Nondualism. He is also the host of the podcast, Deconstructing Yourself.
In this episode, Eric and Michael discuss spiritual practices and learning to deconstruct and reconstruct ourselves.
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In This Interview, Eric and Michael Taft Discuss Deconstructing Yourself and … Lees meerHis podcast and blog titled “Deconstructing Yourself”
Learning to “untangle” the concepts and emotions that can overwhelm us
The importance of “reconstructing” ourselves after the “deconstructing”
Taking our meditation practice from the cushion into everyday life
Finding what is sacred to you and bringing more of it into your life
Defining and distinguishing between psychology and spirituality
Thoughts and feelings and seeing their constructiveness
Vipassana practices and his work with Shinzen Young
Differences between early and later Buddhist practices and traditions
How real spirituality contends with the intense human condition
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Jonathan Robinson on How to Explore Awareness
15 oktober 2021 · 57 min
Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, best-selling author of many books, and a professional speaker. His work has been translated into 47 languages. Jonathan has made numerous appearances on the Oprah show and CNN as well as other national TV talk shows. He has spent over 35 years studying the most practical and powerful methods for personal and professional development and is also known for his popular podcast, Awareness Explorers.
In this episode, Eric and Jonathan discuss enlightenment as well as various techniques to explore our awareness.
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In This Interview, Eric and Jonathan Robinson Discuss How to Explore Our Awareness and … Lees meerHis definition of enlightenment: a shift in identity from ego-personality to presence and awareness
Enlightenment is being at peace in the present moment
His humbling experience of speaking to Mother Theresa
Experimenting with and being willing to try different techniques to help shift your view
How having gratitude and saying “Thank You” many times a day can change your experience
Techniques and phrases for working with our judgmental mind
Learning to not take our views so seriously
How being more playful in our lives can bring the feeling of freedom
His powerful technique for happiness: not letting your mind take over when you’re enjoying something
The different forms of inquiry we can practice
Questions we can ask that can reorient ourselves from our problem seeking minds
Making a pain and pleasure list and scheduling things from your pleasure list
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Ryan Holiday on Everyday Courage
13 oktober 2021 · 58 min
Ryan Holiday is one of the world’s foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. He’s a sought-after speaker, strategist, and the author of many best-selling books.
In this episode, Eric and Ryan discuss his book, Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
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In This Interview, Eric and Ryan Holiday Discuss Everyday Courage and … Lees meerHis book, Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
The 4 cardinal virtues that a good life depends on
Courage, both physical and moral, is the willingness to put yourself at risk
How fear gets in the way of courage
Learning to get specific with our fears
Courage is also about sharing our vulnerabilities with others
The importance of just getting started
How courage requires making decisions
Determining and gaining clarity on our personal values
Stoicism and how it encompasses the core virtues
Similarities and differences between Buddhism and Stoicism
Heroism goes beyond courage, doing something for the greater good or greater than oneself
How it requires courage to have belief and hope that things can change for the better
His courage to open a bookstore in the midst of the pandemic
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Kristoffer Carter on Permission to Glow
8 oktober 2021 · 58 min
Kristoffer Carter is a spiritual teacher at the intersection of consciousness and business. He is a frequent speaker, author, and founder of This Epic Life, a website and podcast devoted to conscious living.
In this episode, Eric and Kristoffer discuss his book, Permission to Glow: A Spiritual Guide to Epic Leadership.
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In This Interview, Eric and Kristoffer Discuss Permissions to Glow and … Lees meerHis book, Permission to Glow: A Spiritual Guide to Epic Leadership
Developing a conscious awareness of our internal experience
How a meditation practice strengthens our ability to listen to the inner voice
The “frenemies” within us
Surrendering the ego and having trust in others
How he brings spirituality into his work with corporate leadership training
Giving ourselves permission to claim our own power
“Permission to Chill” and pausing to see things as they are
The 3 phases of meditation
“Permission to Feel all the Feels”
“Permission to Glow in the Dark” and befriending the darkness
“Permission to Glow in the Light” and connecting with others
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Dr. Rick & Forrest Hanson on Learning to Be Well
6 oktober 2021 · 57 min
Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson are hosts of the popular podcast, Being Well. Rick is a psychologist who writes and teaches about the essential inner skills of personal well-being, psychological growth, and contemplative practice, and together they address many of these issues on their podcast.
In this episode, Eric and Ginny discuss how to be well and experience psychological growth with Rick and Forrest.
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In This Interview, Eric, Ginny, Rick, and Forrest Discuss Learning How to Be Well and … Lees meerTheir podcast, Being Well
The “dreaded experience” and how we organize our lives to avoid our fear, shame, vulnerability
How growth comes from facing and leaning into our dreaded experiences
Limiting beliefs and how our self-conception is 6 months out of date
Understanding that our brains are forecasting machines
Rick’s experience in a body massage skills workshop
Pausing to take in the positive experiences that come on the other side of facing the dreaded experiences
The assumptions that Forrest must be perfectly adjusted being the son of a psychologist
Nature versus nurture and how we all have wounds to deal with, no matter our upbringing
The upper reaches of potential
Becoming comfortable with the experience of admitting fault is how we free ourselves
Asking where the forces of control are in our lives
Distinguishing between our internal and external forces
How our circumstances can be unfair, and yet our healing is our responsibility
We have a moral responsibility to decide which “wolf” we will feed
The hope in knowing that all storms will pass
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Luke Burgis on Mimetic Desires in Everyday Life
1 oktober 2021 · 57 min
Luke Burgis is an entrepreneur who has founded and led multiple companies. He is currently Director of Programs at The Center for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America. He is also the founder and Director of Fourth Wall Ventures, an incubator that he started to build, train, and invest in people and companies that contribute to a healthy human ecology.
In this episode, Eric and Luke discuss his book, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
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In This Interview, Luke Burgis and I Discuss Mimetic Desires in Everyday Life and … Lees meerHis book, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Human desires and how they apply to the wolf parable
Mimetic desire refers to how we imitate the desires of other people
How particular modeled desires come from a sense of lack
The importance of understanding that our desires are driven by imitation
Learning to exercise more freedom in what we desire
Desire is the energy of movement toward or away from something
Anti-mimetic desire is having the ability to not engage in what you desire
The differences between thin and thick desires
The paradox of desires and values: “Do we desire what we value or do we value what we desire?”
Recognizing the hierarchy of our values and evaluating our desires accordingly
A fulfillment story is sharing a personal story with someone else about something in your life that gave you enduring joy
Understanding the social nature of our desires
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Najwa Zebian on How to Build a Home for Your Soul
29 september 2021 · 1 uur 4 min
Najwa Zebian is an activist, author, speaker, and educator. Najwa recently launched a digital school, Soul Academy, and a podcast, Stories of the Soul. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Glamour, Elle, Huffington Post, and more. She’s well known for her TEDx Talk “Finding Home Through Poetry“
In this episode, Eric and Najwa discuss her new book, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul.
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In This Interview, Najwa Zebian and I Discuss How to Build a Home for Your Soul and … Lees meerHer book, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul.
Her search for the feeling of home within herself
Learning to see herself through her own eyes and not other’s eyes
The feeling of being loved needs to come from within
How to balance being at home in yourself with your relationships with other people
Identifying your “guest list” who you’d welcome into your home
Being at home in yourself allows for the best connections with others
Being worthy of love is not based on pleasing others or working hard for it
Self-acceptance is about knowing who you are and not focusing on what other people think
Changing the question from “why can’t I have that” to “why don’t I have that”
The self-fulfilling prophecy of what you believe is what you will live
Self-accountability and choosing your actions
Forgiveness is not a one-step thing, but a constant process of choosing to let go
The activities of the blank canvas mirror and the unveiling mirror
Finding clarity and asking yourself “what’s next?”
Choosing to speak to yourself kindly
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Carol Dweck on Fixed and Growth Mindset
24 september 2021 · 33 min
Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success. She has held professorships at Columbia University and Harvard University, has lectured all over the world, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and she has appeared on Today and 20/20.
In this episode, Carol and Eric discuss her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.
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In This Interview, Carol Dweck and I Discuss Fixed and Growth Mindset and … Lees meerHer book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
How in the growth mindset we believe in our ability to grow and change
In the fixed mindset we become afraid to not know or to fail
Listening to and accepting what our minds think
Learning to talk back to our default mindset
Recognizing that we have a choice of our mindset
How we can have a fixed and growth mindset in different areas of our lives
A growth mindset doesn’t say that there aren’t differences in skills and ability
How people with the fixed mindset are not inspired by role models
The mindset approach can be used in regards to personality
That teenagers that are taught the growth mindset are less likely to become depressed
Learning to use the growth mindset
In a growth mindset we can see criticism as feedback, as a way to change
Relationships grow better in a growth mindset
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Jonathan Fields on Discovering Your Sparketype
22 september 2021 · 55 min
Jonathan Fields is a father, husband, award-winning author, executive producer, and host of one of the top-ranked podcasts in the world, The Good Life Project. He also speaks globally to groups and organizations and his work has been featured widely in the media including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah Magazine, and many others.
In this episode, Jonathan and Eric discuss his book, Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive.
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In This Interview, Jonathan Fields and I Discuss How to Discover Your Sparketype and … Lees meerHis book, Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive
The 10 impulses that underlie the drives that humans have
Why the words “life purpose” and “passion” often lead us down the wrong path
How very often in life there’s not A “right” answer
How to find out your Sparketype
The difference between primary, shadow, and anti sparketypes
Eric’s Sparketype
How to align your work with your Sparketype (without blowing up your life!)
How to figure out the answer to “what am I going to do with my life?”
How to step into the important work of self discovery
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Dr. Miles Neale on Gradual Path to Awakening
17 september 2021 · 1 uur
Dr. Miles Neale is among the leading voices of the current generation of Buddhist teachers and is a forerunner in the emerging field of Contemplative Psychotherapy. He is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, an international speaker, and a faculty member of the Tibet House (US) and Weill Cornell Medical College.
In this episode, Miles and Eric discuss his book, Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human
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In This Interview, Dr. Miles Neale and I Discuss Gradual Awakening and… Lees meerHis book, Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human
How a person’s mythology is held in the unconscious with the framework that was formed in childhood
Shadow work is diving deep into the unconscious or the inner child
The process of going from understanding our behavior to changing it
How processing emotions need to be included in behavior change
The importance of establishing a new framework in the complex inner work
Becoming fully human is complex and requires commitment
The gradual and direct paths to awakening experiences
How awakening requires a new framework within the psyche
The importance of understanding the complexities of psychedelics
The paradigm of the current wellness movement and materialism
How we can miss the power of many transformative techniques
Aligning ourselves with the greater good
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Maia Szalavitz on The Case For Harm Reduction
15 september 2021 · 1 uur 3 min
Maia Szalavitz is an American reporter and New York Times best-selling author who has focused much of her work on the topic of addiction. She has won awards from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Drug Policy Alliance, the American Psychological Association and the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology for her 30 years of groundbreaking writing on addiction, drug policy and neuroscience.
In this episode, Maia and Eric discuss her book, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.
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In This Interview, Maia Szalavitz and I Discuss The Case for Harm Reduction and… Lees meerHer book: Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction
What “harm reduction” means in the case of addition
The truth behind why we have the drug policies that we currently have
Differentiating between the terms dependence and addiction
The real problem of addiction being the compulsive behavior that’s ruining your life
The role of moderation in substance use in people in recovery
How to know whether or not moderation or abstinence is right for you
The problem with a binary approach to drug use
The harm reduction recovery approach as any positive change
The difficult but crucial role of being a beginner to learn what’s right for you
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Bob Thurman on How to Find Bliss
10 september 2021 · 56 min
Bob Thurman is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University. He’s also the President of the Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization. He’s also the President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies.
In this episode, Bob and Eric discuss his book, Wisdom is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life
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In This Interview, Bob Thurman and I Discuss How to Find Bliss and … Lees meerHis book: Wisdom is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life
How our civilization is based on fear
The wisdom in the bliss view is that reality is good and that you get back what you put into it.
The Four Friendly Fun Facts he renamed from the four noble truths
How altruism strengthens our sense of self-worth
To be noble means you become more “we” oriented than “me” oriented
The deepest level of reality is love, abundance, energy
First Friendly Fact is to take responsibility to understand our ultimate reality or we will suffer
Second Friendly Fact is the diagnosis- to understand that we are not the center of everything
Third Friendly Fact is the prognosis or needing to unlearn and opening ourselves to what we really are
Fourth Friendly Fact is the “therapy” or the eightfold path of how we can open our own minds to find freedom and bliss
Our tendency to see things as absolute rather than relative
Investigation is the real practice of Buddhism and meditation is a tool
Realistic mindfulness is noticing what’s going on in the real world
The three types of wisdom are born of learning, unlearning, and freedom
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Eric & Chris on Friendship
8 september 2021 · 1 uur 24 min
In this very special episode hosted by our very own Ginny, we dive deep into the longtime friendship of Eric and Chris. They share how their friendship began many years ago, how they began the podcast together, and answer some great questions submitted by our wonderful Patreon supporters.
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Ginny Interviews Eric & Chris Where They Discuss Friendship and … Lees meerHow their friendship began
Their shared love of music
Eric and Chris describe each other’s best qualities
Their shared sense of humor and how they laugh at themselves
How Eric hired and fired Chris, twice
Their favorite memories of attending Waterboys concert and going backstage
How they shelter their friendship when working together
The life-changing gift that Chris gave to Eric
Their ease in sharing important things in life with each other
How their dark moments can be their funniest moments
What makes them best friends
Their friendship through the ups and downs of each other’s recovery
The importance of understanding and not judging in the darkest moments
The pros and cons to working with people you love
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Nedra Glover Tawwab on How to Set Boundaries
3 september 2021 · 52 min
Nedra Glover Tawwab is a New York Times bestselling author, licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert. Nedra helps people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to implement boundaries.
In this episode, Nedra and Eric discuss her book, Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
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In This Interview, Nedra Glover Tawwab and I Discuss How to Set Boundaries and … Lees meerHer book, Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself
Boundaries are defined as something needed to feel comfortable in relationships and in life
Her exploration of boundaries in her work and personal life
How the things that we keep talking about likely need boundaries
The importance of setting boundaries early in relationships
Being yourself and honoring your own boundaries
Porous boundaries are when we are passive and afraid to express them
Rigid boundaries are when boundaries become walls
Healthy boundaries have flexibility based on different situations
How setting boundaries can be uncomfortable but necessary
Healthy and unhealthy approaches to setting boundaries
The 3 steps to set a boundary: be clear, be direct, and deal with your discomfort
Working through conflicting boundaries with others
The difference between ultimatums and threats
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Greg McKeown on How to Make Life Easier
1 september 2021 · 1 uur 5 min
Greg McKeown is an author, public speaker in leadership, and business strategist. Greg often speaks on how to live and lead as an essentialist. He has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Harvard Business Review. He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. whose clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Twitter, and Yahoo!.
In this episode, Eric and Greg discuss his book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most.
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In This Interview, Greg McKeown and I Discuss How to Make Life Easier and … Lees meerHis book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most
The power of gratitude – and how it literally cannot be overpracticed
The practice of saying something you’re grateful for after every time you complain
What it means to live in the gain vs. live in the gap
Asking yourself, “what if there’s no other way than this to grow in this life?”
The many ways we make life harder than it needs to be
That holding a grudge is a primary way of making life harder than it is
The power of asking the question: “What did I hire this grudge to do? Is it doing it?”
The way conditions on forgiveness still trap you overtime
Using words to create the future relationships I want
The role and power of Deep Listening
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Therese Borchard on Strategies for Depression
27 augustus 2021 · 44 min
Therese Borchard is the author of Beyond Blue and The Pocket Therapist. She blogs for Everyday Health and is an Associate Editor and a regular contributor to Psych Central. She writes about her own struggles with depression.
In this episode, Eric and Therese discuss her book, Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes
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In This Interview, Therese Borchard and I Discuss Strategies for Depression and … Lees meerHer book, Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes
Her struggle with treatment-resistant depression
How she combined a holistic and traditional approach to treating her depression
Avoiding important conversations when hungry, angry, lonely, and tired (HALT)
The importance of connecting with others who share the same challenges
Why there are not more depression support groups
The difference between mental health and 12 step culture
Learning to live with the messiness of life and accepting things as they are
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Bela Koe-Krompecher on Life, Recovery, and Music
25 augustus 2021 · 56 min
Bela Koe-Krompecher is a writer, social worker, professor, lecturer, and owner of long-time established record label, Anyway Records. He was Eric’s sponsor in AA at one point and he, Eric, and Chris have been friends for a very long time.
In this episode, Eric and Bela discuss his book, Love, Death, and Photosynthesis.
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In This Interview, Bela Koe-Krompecher and I Discuss Life, Recovery, Music and … Lees meerHis book, Love, Death, and Photosynthesis
How he is able to care about people but not carry their burdens
His two now-deceased best friends who struggled with mental illness and substance abuse
His history with substance abuse, mental illness, and the path of recovery
The types of support people need in their lives in order to change
How childhood trauma can impact the way people build trust
The term “recovery-capitol”
Having faith in your choices
The way he prioritizes living a life of non-judgement of others
When you want to pull away, lean in
The role of music in his life
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John Mabry on Shamanism and Spirituality
20 augustus 2021 · 45 min
John Mabry is a United Church of Christ pastor and is the Director of the Spiritual Direction Program at Chaplaincy Institute. He is the lead singer of 2 bands in the Bay area and is the author of many novels and books on theology, spirituality, and spiritual guidance.
In this episode, Eric and John discuss his book, Soul Journeys: Christian Spirituality and Shamanism as Pathways for Wholeness and Understanding
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In This Interview, John Mabry and I Discuss Shamanism, Spirituality, and … Lees meerHis book, Soul Journeys: Christian Spirituality and Shamanism as Pathways for Wholeness and Understanding
How life is messy for everyone and how we’re not seeing everyone’s entire picture
His Shamanic journey experience of finding wisdom and healing
The upper, middle, and lower worlds as part of a shamanic journey
His spirit animal, the panther
How practice and training our imagination can form relationships with spiritual realities
The importance of leaving room for mystery
How our culture reinforces that only what can be measured and explained is real
Using the word trust rather than believe
His morning practice of imaginative prayer
His exploration into the different spiritual traditions and finding where his heart lives
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Katy Milkman on How to Change
18 augustus 2021 · 58 min
Katy Milkman is a Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of Charles Schwab’s popular podcast “Choiceology with Katy Milkman”, which explores key lessons from behavioral economics about decision making, and the former president of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. She’s also the co-founder and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative.
In this episode, Eric and Katy discuss her book, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
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In This Interview, Katy Milkman and I Discuss How to Change and … Lees meerHer book, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
The biggest barriers to change (and how to overcome them)
The importance of recognizing the choices you’re making when you’re actually making them
The benefit of making it fun to do what’s needed to accomplish goals
How to combine intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to maximize the benefit
The non-linear nature of change
The key to sustained habits
How important it is to apply both flexibility and discipline to habits
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Dr. John Kaag on How to Find Zest in Life
13 augustus 2021 · 59 min
Dr. John Kaag is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts. He has written extensively on academic philosophy but his work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Paris Review, and Harper’s Magazine.
In this episode, John and Eric discuss his new book, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life.
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In This Interview, Dr. John Kaag and I Discuss How to Find Zest in Life and … Lees meerHis book, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
William James’s philosophy of sick souls
James’s important message of not being alone in having a sick soul
How having a “maybe” means there is possibility
The theory of emotions and how the body keeps score
Habits are a tool that allows us to negotiate our world in an easier way
The downside to habits is that they can make us less aware and go on autopilot
The danger of midlife
Being able to expand our consciousness and view of the world
Confusing the immediate for the important and meaningful
Realizing that your will can only take you so far
How you can orient yourself to the circumstances you are faced with
Having zest for life is what makes it significant
How we tend to repeat actions when we are in midlife, making it difficult to see the newness
How his brush with death caused him to seek the zest in life
Learning to find zest in the commitment is the task of life
Finding the balance between habit and novelty
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