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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 174 - Dr. Sanjiv Chopra: The Art of Well-Being

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2016

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The party at the apartment one floor up lit lanterns and watched them fly into the sky. It's the type of lanterns you'd see in Asia. I heard her yell, "that's my journey right there! I'm going to be a mom and a doctor!" The lantern flew. "Angels! Angels!" She yelled She passed me a lantern from the balcony above. She must have laid on the ground to get her arm to reach mine. "Don't lose the wax. That's what makes it fly." My friends wrote down wishes, lit the lantern and watched it sink down to the floor 20 feet below. It burned to the ground. The ashes smelt like black popcorn. And my friends began to mourn their dreams. I left the party to read. Dr. Sanjiv Chopra gave me 5 ideas to experiment with. His brother is Deepak Chopra. They wrote the national bestseller, "Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny and the American Dream." (highly recommended) Now Dr. Sanjiv just published, "The Big 5: Five Simple Things You Can Do to Live a Longer Healthier Life." Deepak called it "the lazy person's guide to health and longevity." I am the lazy person. When you listen to today's podcast you'll learn: 1. How to rewire your brain [13:00] 2. Dr. Sanjiv's secret to never getting yelled at by his wife [10:14] 3. What exactly influences your health [38:15] She kept yelling, "Father!" "Angels, take them away." My head got heavy while reading. The party ended. But it was still on my mind. The burnt dreams, the way she moaned to God, the connection between strangers, the distance betweens strangers... From Sanjiv, I learned tricks to live longer. And from the party I learned one trick to live fully... Never depend on a lantern to carry your dreams. Unless you're the lantern. ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:13.2

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:16.4

So this wonderful concept called Neuroplasticity.

0:19.6

So remember we were taught when we were young, you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

0:24.4

No, no, no, we can teach an old dog new tricks.

0:27.3

This book had been called The Lazy Person's Guide to Health and Longevity.

0:31.3

I am the lazy person.

0:33.3

If you're going to lose weight, then the best thing to do is not to make enormous sacrifices.

0:41.6

Eat everything you like, but eat it slowly.

0:45.4

If you eat a donut every day, eat a donut once a week.

0:49.2

So this is Breaking News.

0:50.3

Sanjeev Chopra. I am so glad you're here in the studio.

0:59.3

You're the author of The Big Five.

1:02.3

Five simple things you can do to live a longer, healthier life.

1:07.0

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra, welcome to the show.

1:09.7

Thank you very much.

1:10.9

I'm delighted to be in the studio with you, James.

1:14.3

And you know, you've been on the faculty of Harvard Medical School.

1:17.0

People said to me, oh, well, what's he done?

1:19.2

Well, Harvard Medical School.

1:20.5

Everybody just shut up.

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