Hey Dan here, before we start the show, I want to tell you about a live recording of this

podcast that we're doing in New York City on March 28th. I will be interviewing two frequent

flyers from this show, the legendary meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein

who will be just coming off a three-month solo silent meditation retreat and

Dr Mark Epstein a Buddhist therapist and best-selling author. The event will actually be a

celebration of the 10th anniversary of my first book, 10% happier, and a percentage of

the proceeds will go to the New York Insight Meditation Center. Come early if you want for a VIP guided meditation

and Q&A with me.

Thanks to our friends over at audible

for sponsoring this show and the event.

Tickets on sale right now at symphony space.org.

This is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello my fellow suffering beings. It has always been true but it is

perhaps more true now than ever that work can be a source of stress, frustration, and

burnout.

My dad used to say that work is the curse of the middle class and he said that

as a decidedly middle class person.

So how in an ever more insecure work world where the pace of change is increasing exponentially

how can we build a career that is sturdy, meaningful, and actually provides us

with a chance to rest and enjoy our lives once in a while?

One where we can be ambitious and audacious and creative, but also not to measure our self-worth through our productivity

in a way that grinds us down.

My guest today has crafted what she calls an anti- hustle pro-rest approach to work.

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