10% Happier with Dan Harris Folgen

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- The office might be one of the most difficult places to not side with yourself, but it's a concept that can help you navigate challenging situations at work. Matthew is a meditation and dharma teacher with more than a decade of teaching experience and a passion for getting real about what it means to live well. He emphasizes humor, technique, and authentic kindness as a means to free the mind from unnecessary struggle and leave a healthier impact on the world.  Beyond Ten Percent Happier, Matthew has taught in prisons, schools, corporate events and continues to teach across North America in buddhist centers offering intensive silent retreats and dharma for urban daily life.  In this episode we talk about: How to change your relationship to your thoughts How to navigate the highs of praise and the lows of blame How to handle relationships at work when giving or receiving feedback How to bring your mindfulness practice to your workplace Full Shownotes:https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/matthew-hepburn-work

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Balancing happiness and ambition is a challenge, especially if you often define yourself by your work. Stolzoff covers why it's good to have a job that's simply good enough. Simone Stolzoff is the author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work. He is a designer and workplace expert from San Francisco, and a former design lead at the global innovation firm IDEO. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and many other publications. He is a graduate of Stanford and The University of Pennsylvania. In this episode we talk about: His argument for diversifying our sources for what makes a meaningful life  How passion for your job shouldn't be a stand-in for pay or security  And how to balance the pursuit of meaningful work without letting it take over your life Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/simone-stolzoff

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Mindfulness is a word that is in danger of becoming meaningless. In this episode, we dig into the meaning of mindfulness, how to practice without getting overwhelmed, and how to stop the judgment spiral. Today's guest is Diana Winston, the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center. She has written several books, including The Little Book of Being, and Fully Present, the Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness, which she co-authored with Susan Smalley, and which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Diana has been practicing mindfulness meditation since 1989, including a year as a Buddhist nun in Burma.  In this episode we talk about: How Diana defines mindfulness How we know if we're in a state of bonafide mindfulness The difference between mindfulness as a trait and mindfulness as a state  Whether you have to meditate to achieve mindfulness as a trait What current scientific research says about the benefits of meditation The link between intuition, happiness and authenticity Her definition of happiness How meditation can help us relate to our bodies differently How to stop the self-judgment spiral Creating a top ten list to deal with difficult thoughts How to use meditation for chronic pain Striking a balance between reason and intuition The ripple effects of practicing meditation And how to start practicing mindfulness without getting overwhelmed Full Shownotes:https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/diana-winston