246: Unabridged Interview: Amishi Jha

No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp

Lee Camp

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.8 • 556 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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This is our unabridged interview with Amishi Jha. Is it possible that for half of our waking life, we are not paying attention to what we’re doing? In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, many of us are coming to terms with the fact that our capacity for paying attention is laughably weak. Our work, mental health, and relationships suffer because of it. But what if there was a tried-and-true way to change this, something like “push-ups for your brain?” Neuroscientist Amishi Jha has dedicated her career to studying this question, and the results are in. In this episode, she describes the practice of mindfulness meditation - why it can work for everyone (not just the spiritual folks), and how it only takes 12 minutes each day to reach one’s “Peak Mind.” ⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes, Resources and Transcript⁠⁠ for abridged episode with Amishi Jha⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our sponsors: Ka’Chava: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kachava.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code NSE for 15% off your next order Boll and Branch: Get 20% off plus free shipping by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BollAndBranch.com/NSE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AquaTru: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AquaTru.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code NSE Piper and Leaf: Get a 10% off discount to the Advent Calendar by using my code 'NSE' at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠piperandleaf.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join NSE+⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ — our subscriber-only community — for ad-free listening, member-only bonus content, and early access to live show tickets. Your membership helps make No Small Endeavor sustainable. No Small Endeavor: An award-winning podcast that asks what it means to live a good life. Through conversations with leading thinkers across theology, philosophy, psychology, politics, and the social sciences, we explore human flourishing, meaning and purpose, faith and culture, science and religion, virtue and character, community, and the practices that help shape a good life grounded in truth, beauty, and goodness. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nosmallendeavor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host Lee C. Camp: Lee has worked as a professor of theology & ethics for more than 25 years, teaching and writing on topics of faith & politics, inter-religious dialog, and human flourishing at the intersection of theology, moral philosophy, and social sciences. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@leeccamp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends, Lee C. Camp here. You're listening to No Small Endeavor. This is our unabridged
0:07.3	interview with Amishi Jha. Professor Jha is a neuroscientist who's done a great deal of work
0:14.1	on the neurological makeup of attention. I don't know if you know the experience of mucky brain or racing brain where
0:23.7	your brain just runs and runs and runs and the ways that can play into things like anxiety.
0:28.3	And what we find in this incredibly helpful interview, I think, with Mishijsia is the way in which
0:35.1	there are genuine things that can be done that are not very complicated
0:39.1	that can help us make significant progress in doing better with all of those things.
0:44.6	This is Amishijia, her book, Peak Mind. Enjoy.
0:49.1	Hello, friends, Lee Seacamp here.
0:50.9	If you enjoy the kinds of conversations we have here on Noseful Endeavor about ideas,
0:55.1	culture, and how we might make sense of the world, there's another show you might appreciate.
0:59.2	It's called The Gist with Mike Peska. The Gist is the longest running daily news podcast, and each
1:05.0	weekday, Mike takes about 30 minutes to examine the stories shaping our moment. What makes the show
1:10.1	interesting is that it resists the
1:11.8	usual partisan scripts. Mike brings on economists, historians, journalists, and other thinkers to look at
1:17.4	issues from multiple angles. One day he might unpack the dynamics of a major political story.
1:22.5	Another day, he might explore the psychology behind public outrage or while we humans are so quick to believe strange things.
1:29.7	Mike's an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in an outlets like The Atlantic,
1:33.2	the free press, and the Washington Post. His approach combines careful reporting with a sharp sense
1:37.9	of humor and a willingness to question assumptions wherever they come from.
1:42.2	If you're someone who likes thoughtful inquiry and conversations
1:44.5	that challenge easy answers, give the gist a listen. You can find the just every weekday on
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