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The One You Feed

Colin Beavan

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

This week we talk to Colin Beavan about being happy AND
changing the world
Colin Beavan’s writing, speaking, consulting and activism have
encouraged tens of thousands of people to examine their lives to
discover what’s really important to them.
He is among the world’s best-known spokespeople on environmental
issues, consumerism and human quality of life. He was called “one
of the ten most influential men” by MSN, an “eco-illuminator” by
Elle Magazine, a “best green ambassador” by Treehugger.com, and his
blog was selected as one of the top 15 environmental blogs by Time
Magazine.
Colin has appeared on The Colbert Report, Good Morning America,
Nightline and countless other TV and radio shows.
Colin’s latest book is How to Be Alive: A Guide to the Kind of Happiness
that Helps the World
In This Interview, Colin Beavan and I Discuss:

The One You Feed parable
The illusion that we are separate from this world
How to give energy to what is true for you
How to give less energy to what is not true for you
His experience as "No Impact Man."
The martyr, victim, scoundrel, and hero
The four psychological needs we need to satisfy to be
happy
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic goals
The stories we tell ourselves about the world and our
lives
Analogical Thinking
The ukelele approach


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0:00.0

The question is not whether you're the type of person who can change the world.

0:03.0

The question is whether you're the type of person who wants to know they tried.

0:14.5

Welcome to the one you feed.

0:16.5

Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,

0:21.0

quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or,

0:24.0

you are what you think, ring true.

0:26.5

And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.

0:30.5

We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.

0:35.5

We see what we don't have instead of what we do.

0:38.5

We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.

0:41.5

But it's not just about thinking.

0:43.5

Our actions matter.

0:45.5

It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.

0:49.5

This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,

0:54.5

how they feed their good wealth.

1:08.5

In the 70s, the warehouse took over Chicago Nightlife.

1:11.5

And the club's DJ would go on to make history.

1:14.5

Frankie made sure that you felt it in your soul.

1:17.5

Learn more about the rise of house music.

1:21.5

On the history of the world's greatest nightclubs, a 12-part podcast about the iconic venues

1:26.5

and people that revolutionized How We Party.

1:29.5

Listen to the history of the world's greatest nightclubs on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast,

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