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The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself | Dan Harris

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4.111.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

After more than two decades as an anchor for ABC News, an on-air panic attack sent Dan Harris's life in a new direction: he became a dedicated meditator and, to some, even a guru. But then an anonymous survey of his family, friends and colleagues turned up some brutal feedback -- he was still kind of a jerk. In a wise, funny talk, he shares his years-long quest to improve his relationships with everyone (starting with himself) and explains the science behind loving-kindness meditation, and how it can boost your resiliency, quiet your inner critic and simply make you more pleasant to be around.

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0:00.0

You're listening to Ted Talk's Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.

0:07.4

A talk today about how a televised panic attack turned into self-awareness and acceptance

0:13.9

for meditation advocate Dan Harris.

0:16.7

When people say meditation, it might still sound unfamiliar or kind of woo-woo.

0:21.7

But in his Ted 2022 talk, Harris makes a convincing case for what simple awareness and presence

0:27.7

can offer us.

0:29.2

If you want to hear more from Dan, he also has a podcast called 10% Happier.

0:33.9

You can find that wherever you're listening to this.

0:36.2

And hear his talk after the break.

0:40.2

Where is your attention right now?

0:45.0

What is worth your undivided attention?

0:48.4

I'm Tristan Harris and I'm Azerazkan.

0:51.1

And together we host your undivided attention, a podcast from the Ted Audio Collective.

0:56.1

From the show, we explore how exponential technology influences the way we live our lives and

1:01.7

allocate our attention.

1:03.0

And we reimagine how our digital habitats can serve humanity.

1:07.1

Find your undivided attention wherever you listen.

1:11.1

A few years ago I signed up for something called a 360 review.

1:18.8

If you've ever worked in the corporate world, you probably have heard of this diabolical

1:22.8

exercise.

1:25.5

It's an anonymous survey with your bosses, peers, and direct reports and the idea is to get

1:30.3

a panoramic sense of your strengths and weaknesses.

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