10% Happier with Dan Harris

Plus, making the mundane sacred, meditating in a cave, and lowering the ego walls.
Michael Pollan is the author of ten books, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. His latest book is A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness.
In this episode we talk about:
How to get over yourself
How to reduce rumination
How to lower the ego's walls
How to elevate mundane tasks
The value of what Zen practitioners call "don't know mind"
How to reclaim your attention from Big Tech (what Michael calls the "colonizers of consciousness")
The value of MDMA-assisted therapy
Michael's experiences meditating in a cave
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A financial psychology expert on the science of contentment.
 
Morgan Housel is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Psychology of Money and Same As Ever. He's a partner at The Collaborative Fund, serves on the board of directors at Markel and is host of The Morgan Housel Podcast. His new book is The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life. 


In this episode we talk about:
What "irrational" spending habits really tell us
How to manage money ambition with sanity 
How to use scarcity to your advantage
A useful equation for finding contentment
The key defense against envy 
How to minimize future regret
Why young people should check their bank accounts more often
How to talk to your kids about money
How to disconnect self-worth from financial worth 
And more
 
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How do you stay engaged without getting consumed? That's one of the central questions in this conversation between Dan and high-performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais. 
Together they explore: 
working at your edge in meditation, panic disorder, and professional life

why love might be the most important skill we can develop 

navigating rage in difficult political times

and the Ideal Competitive Mindset — a concept Dan found surprisingly useful. 

Originally recorded for Dr. Gervais' podcast, Finding Mastery, this one turned into a real back-and-forth.
 
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In this episode, Dan takes live questions from subscribers to the 10% with Dan Harris app. Topics include: meditating through grief and serious emotional pain, the hidden addiction to feeling calm during meditation, how to find focus and concentration without straining so hard you get a headache, whether guided meditations are just "training wheels," and how to practice when ADHD or restlessness makes sitting still feel impossible.
Throughout, Dan returns to a central theme: the point of meditation isn't to feel any particular way — it's to relate differently to whatever is already there. To join the live Tuesday sessions, sign up for a free 14-day trial at danharris.com.



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The two practices that helped turn this self described scowling, sarcastic skeptic into an expert meditator.
 
Devin Berry is a Core Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society and a residential retreat teacher at IMS and Spirit Rock. A meditator since 1999, his practice is rooted in long-term retreat practice and the mettā and vipassanā teachings of the Insight Meditation tradition. 
 
In this episode we talk about:
Why mindfulness alone is not enough
How mettā is part of four related mental skills called the Brahma Viharas
The story of how and why the Buddha (according to the legend) invented mettā practice
The role and practice of generosity
A year long experiment that Devin ran in mettā and danā
And lastly, how these practices can help us both on and off the cushion
 
This episode originally aired on July 31st, 2024.
 
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