If you want to succeed & reach your goals, the usual messages are: Work Harder! Use this protocol to optimize your life! But what if the best route is to try not to try? Ted Slingerland joins me to share some ancient Chinese wisdom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...vimeo.com/1019146078
Regret is part of life. But whether we get stuck in the pain or learn from it to improve is a choice. I talk with Dan Pink & Sharon Salzberg about the science behind this misunderstood emotion & how, with self-compassion, we can begin again. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...vimeo.com/1014344553
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Are the Seven Deadly Sins a way to shame people, or do they offer something of a user's manual for what to avoid to live a good life? I talk with Elizabeth Oldfield about rethinking "sin" for modern life, how science backs that up, & why it's helpful, whatever your beliefs vimeo.com/1009612508?s...
Dave speaks with Elizabeth Oldfield on the first episode of How God Works' Season 7
From how to overcome cynicism and regret, to why a new perspective on sin just might be positive & relevant in secular society, to what happens when we die, we're back with this and more for Season 7. Coming Sept 15th. See you then! howgodworks.orgvimeo.com/1007417232?s...
Have you ever felt the presence of the divine? Some Evangelicals say they hear God speak to them. Many Mormons “feel the spirit.” On this episode, we take a look at the social- & neuroscience behind these profound experiences with Tanya Luhrmann & Michael Ferguson podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
We've had a lot of new listeners join us of the past year, so while we're hard at work on our next season, we thought we'd share some favorites you might have m
However, increasing the vividness of that future pain removes the empathy gap. The upshot: rational argument alone won’t overcome the mind’s built in tendency to devalue the future. We have to use techniques that work from the bottom up by leveraging the tools the mind uses to empathize. 3/3
People are quite comfortable admitting that a given harm will cause the same amount of pain now as in the future, while also admitting to caring less about that pain’s future occurrence. 2/3
To get people invested in protecting the welfare of future generations, moral philosophers often rely on making the rational argument that pain is pain, no matter when it occurs. That won’t work, as a new paper with Matt Coleman shows. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...#psychscisky 1/3
Give your mind a rest from work, thinking and your phone. Good advice from Elissa Epel and others. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Breaks as short as 10 minutes can boost vigor and reduce fatigue, one analysis found.
The US is facing a crisis of anger, loneliness, & despair that's tearing a hole in its social & political fabric. How did we get here? And can applying a spiritual lens help us find a way out? Krista Tippett and @chrismurphyct.bsky.socialpodcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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