Episode Details

Guest Episode: Buddhist Practices for Busyness, Overwhelm & Burnout

Published 6 months ago

Description

This week, we are delighted to share an episode of the 10% Happier podcast, which is hosted by bestselling author Dan Harris and features world-class insights and practices from experts in modern science and ancient wisdom.

Dan’s guest, for the second time, is Zen Buddhist monk and Way Out Is In co-host Brother Phap Huu, who discusses his burnout and how he recovered – and how you can, too.

The episode was recorded during early summer 2025, and first released on July 2nd 2025.

Together, Dan and Brother Phap Huu discuss:

Why people are busier and more susceptible to overwhelm than ever before
Why monastics aren’t immune to burnout
The way that busyness is thrust upon us by contemporary lifestyles, but is also a result of us running away from the things we don’t want to face
Practical tools for addressing busyness and burnout
Why doing nothing is an art
The importance of perspective – and how contemplating your mortality can provide this
The practice of total relaxation
How to maintain healthy boundaries without adopting mental armor
Ways to say no without annoying people
How to protect ourselves in toxic environments.

And much more.

‘Your Negative, Ruminating Mind: Here’s Your Way Out | Sister Dang Nghiem‘

‘The Antidote to Mindless Eating with Br. Chan Pháp Lưu’

‘Six Buddhist Strategies for Getting Along Better with Everyone | Sister True Dedication’

‘How to Suffer Well – So You Can Suffer Less | Brother Pháp Dung’

Co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/

And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/

With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/

List of resources

10% Happier with Dan Harris
https://www.danharris.com/s/10-happier

Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout
https://www.parallax.org/product/being-with-busyness/

Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World
https://www.parallax.org/product/calm-in-the-storm/