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Don't Side With Yourself | Matthew Hepburn
Episode 396
Work can be one of the most difficult places to apply meditative concepts such as mindfulness, patience, and kindness. But work can also be an amazin…
4 years, 4 months ago
How to Handle Difficult People | Dawn Mauricio
Episode 395
It's been a problem ever since the dawn of humankind: how do we deal with jerks? What do you say to them? And how do you not make everything worse? A…
4 years, 4 months ago
Staying Sane at Work | Laurie Santos
Episode 394
It turns out you can call up Laurie Santos and ask about any conundrum and she will respond with a veritable treasure trove of scientifically-grounde…
4 years, 4 months ago
How to Give Feedback Without Ruining Everything | Kim Scott
Episode 393
One of the hardest things to do in any relationship is give feedback. It's always dicey. You don't want to be too aggressive. You don't want to hurt …
4 years, 4 months ago
How to Fight Languishing (at Work and Everywhere Else) | Adam Grant
Episode 392
This episode officially marks the launch of the Work Life Series, a brand-new, five-part series that's all about how to live better lives at work. In…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Benefits of Thinking Like an Entrepreneur | Reid Hoffman
Episode 391
The advice to "think like an entrepreneur" can, from a certain angle, come off as the kind of rote, tech-bro guidance you'd get from a millennial lif…
4 years, 4 months ago
A Buddhist Recipe for Handling Turmoil | Kaira Jewel Lingo
Episode 390
We all know that change is inevitable and impermanence is non-negotiable. But somehow it can feel surprising, maybe even wrong, when we personally hi…
4 years, 4 months ago
What the Buddha Taught About Friendship | Kate Johnson
Episode 389
Friendship was important to the Buddha. In fact, there's a whole passage in the Buddhist scriptures, or suttas, about friendship, with seven strategi…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Science of Training Your Attention | Dr. Amishi Jha
Episode 388
Distraction is one of the top complaints of meditators -- and of pretty much every human being, in this era that has been dubbed the "info blitzkrieg…
4 years, 5 months ago
Twenty Percent Happier | Matthew Hepburn
Episode 387
In this special episode we're going to do some mindful eavesdropping. You're going to get a chance to listen in on a process that rarely, if ever, ge…
4 years, 5 months ago