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

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🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

After more than two decades as an anchor for ABC News, Dan Harris had a panic attack on-air . After that, he devoted himself to a life of meditation and mindfulness. 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. After the talk, Dan joins Modupe with some updates and tips on self-transformation.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:07.6	I don't know when your company does this or if your company does this, but usually there's
0:13.6	a point in the year where it's time for your performance review.
0:18.0	Yep, what are your strengths?
0:20.7	What are your weaknesses?
0:22.2	What are some areas of improvement?
0:24.6	What are some goals you need to focus on?
0:27.6	If for lots of people, the experience makes you anxious.
0:32.4	What are some ways to have a more healthy relationship with this process?
0:40.3	I'm Madu Back in Ola, this is Ted Business.
0:44.4	Our speaker today is author, former anchor of ABC News and a dear friend of mine, Dan Harris.
0:53.0	In this talk, Dan shares how practicing mindfulness and meditation completely changed his
0:59.1	life and his experience with feedback.
1:02.6	Then after the talk, Dan and I have a deep conversation about life after ABC News and
1:09.0	his continued journey of self-improvement, but first, a quick break.
1:20.7	A few years ago, I signed up for something called a 360 review.
1:28.3	If you've ever worked in the corporate world, you probably have heard of this diabolical
1:32.4	exercise.
1:35.1	It's an anonymous survey with your boss's peers and direct reports and the idea is to get
1:39.9	a panoramic sense of your strengths and weaknesses.
1:42.8	I opted for the colonoscopy version of a 360 review.
1:48.8	I should include in my wife, my brother, and two of my meditation teachers.
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