3960: What Would Buddha Do On Southwest Airlines? by Allison Carmen on Acceptance in Uncertainty

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🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3960: Allison Carmen reflects on a frustrating airline experience to reveal how easily people justify small acts of self-interest without considering their broader impact. Through a story rooted in Buddhist awareness, she invites us to notice these subtle moments and choose kindness, patience, and shared humanity instead. Listening offers a powerful shift in perspective that can transform everyday interactions into opportunities for compassion. Read along with the original article(s) here: http://www.allisoncarmen.com/what-would-buddha-do-on-southwest-airlines-2/ Quotes to ponder: "Sometimes the way we tend to put ourselves first is invisible to us." "Maybe we can make the invisible visible to ourselves, and in so doing contribute to a more caring and compassionate society." "We can all identify areas in our lives where we can slow down and be kinder to those around us." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this. Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.9	A woman of substance on Channel 4, stream now.
0:20.7	This is Optimal Living Daily.
0:23.0	What would Buddha do on Southwest Airlines?
0:25.8	By Allison Carmen of Allison Carman.com.
0:28.8	And I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick,
0:30.4	the guy that reads blogs or articles to you every single day of the year,
0:34.0	including weekends and holidays.
0:35.7	And I appreciate you listening.
0:36.9	Every single day
0:37.7	really means a lot. We're going to get right to our next post as we optimize your life.
0:46.7	What would Buddha do on Southwest Airlines by Allison Carmen of Allison Carmen.com.
0:53.8	A client of mine, Jen recently took a flight from Florida to New York on Southwest Airlines
0:59.0	for the first time. Those of you have flown with Southwest know there is no assigned seating,
1:04.4	but the airline does provide the option of paying an extra fee to get on the plane before other
1:09.2	passengers to choose your own seat.
1:11.8	Jen chose not to take advantage of this policy, and when she boarded for her seat, her choices
1:16.3	were limited, not only because other passengers had paid this early boarding fee, but because
1:21.5	they were saving seats for others who had not yet boarded. Apparently, one person in a group of
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