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Back to SearchCompassion, Power, and Human Nature with Dr. Dacher Keltner
Season 3 Episode 129
Does power corrupt? Where does compassion come from? And do positive or negative emotions serve as the basis for our true nature? Today we're explori…
5 years, 5 months ago
What We Learned from 2020
Season 3 Episode 127
It’s been a long, strange, challenging year. As we get toward the end of it, and look forward to 2021, it feels appropriate to start by taking a look…
5 years, 5 months ago
Unlearning Unconscious Bias with Dr. Jack Glaser
Season 3 Episode 126
We're all subject to forms of bias and prejudice. On this episode, Forrest and Rick are joined by Dr. Jack Glaser, an expert on intergroup bias and r…
5 years, 5 months ago
Meditation: Gratitude and Finding Pleasure
Season 3 Episode 128
On today's short episode, Dr. Rick Hanson leads a guided meditation aimed at experiencing gratitude and finding the small pleasures in life.
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5 years, 5 months ago
Sadness and Disappointment Around the Holidays
Season 3 Episode 125
The holidays are coming up, and for many people they’re likely to be very different this year from usual. Experiencing sadness or disappointment arou…
5 years, 6 months ago
Learn Faster, Learn Smarter with Josh Kaufman
Season 3 Episode 124
Learning is the single most important skill: if you know how to learn, you can get good at anything else. Today we're joined by Josh Kaufman, author …
5 years, 6 months ago
Relaxing Anxiety During Stressful Times
Season 3 Episode 123
If you live in the United States – and probably for many people who don’t – it’s been a bit of a stressful week. Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest talk ab…
5 years, 6 months ago
10 Lessons for a Great Life, Part 2: Accepting Difference, Embracing Life, and Impermanence
Season 3 Episode 122
In the second part of our 10 most essential lessons for a great life, we explore accepting difference, open heartedness, healthy skepticism, embracin…
5 years, 6 months ago
10 Lessons for a Great Life, Part 1: Respecting Childhood, Slowing Down, and Supporting Yourself
Season 3 Episode 121
What are the most essential lessons we've ever learned? Today we're exploring the first half of our 10 most important practices, skills, techniques, …
5 years, 6 months ago
How to Have Hard Conversations with Celeste Headlee
Season 3 Episode 120
About the Episode: Studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. Celeste Headlee, an award winning journalist, j…
5 years, 7 months ago