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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.

It's the 10% happier podcast.

I'm Dan Harris.

Hello. Hello everybody how we doing. Whether you like it or not if you want to get

stuff done in this world you need to be able to communicate effectively with other human beings.

If you want to sell somebody something, if you want them to do something for you,

if you want to convince them to see things your way,

you usually need to be able to talk about it. This is true at work,

with your family, and pretty much anytime you come in contact with another Homo sapien.

The stakes are high here, as I have said a million times. We are social creatures

we evolved for interpersonal contact and if you can't do that effectively you are

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