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The Sweet Spot
The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning
This was mentioned as Paul Bloom's most recent book, which explores the idea that voluntary suffering can lead to pleasure or meaning in life. The book divided suffering into chosen and unchosen categories, focusing on the former.
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He's the author of six books, the most recent of which is called The Sweet Spot, the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning.
— Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
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Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
This was mentioned as Paul Bloom's most recent book, which explores the idea that voluntary suffering can lead to pleasure or meaning in life. The book divided suffering into chosen and unchosen categories, focusing on the former.
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He's the author of six books, the most recent of which is called The Sweet Spot, the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning.
So The Sweet Spot, the pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning, the pleasures of suffering, what on earth does that mean?
And I argue that suffering is good in two ways. It could give you pleasure but could also give you meaning.
My book is about suffering you choose.
And my book is about suffering you choose. You know, you choose to engage in relates or in relationships, certain activities, unchozen suffering getting assaulted, getting hit by a car, getting cancer is pretty much bad for you.
The End of Trauma
How the New Science of Resilience Is Changing How We Think About PTSD
This book was mentioned in the context of resilience, with the speaker noting the good news is that people are more resilient than generally thought, and resilience is more the rule than the exception after trauma.
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And you know the good news here in George Bonano has a new book on this called End of Trauma.
— Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
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Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
This book was mentioned in the context of resilience, with the speaker noting the good news is that people are more resilient than generally thought, and resilience is more the rule than the exception after trauma.
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And you know the good news here in George Bonano has a new book on this called End of Trauma.
The good news is we're a lot more resilient than we think we are.
Man's Search for Meaning (Beacon Classics)
Victor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, famously discussed finding meaning in the suffering experienced in concentration camps. The book suggests that having a large-scale meaningful pursuit is a very powerful factor in resilience and thriving.
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We Victor Frankle, quite famously, a man searched for meaning.
— Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
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Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
Victor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, famously discussed finding meaning in the suffering experienced in concentration camps. The book suggests that having a large-scale meaningful pursuit is a very powerful factor in resilience and thriving.
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We Victor Frankle, quite famously, a man searched for meaning.
Victor Frankle was a Holocaust survivor and talked about finding meaning in the suffering of the concentration camps.
And then I'd ask them to read a book that you recommended which is Victor Frankl's Man Search for Meaning.
One of the things Frankl says is that a very powerful factor in how resilient we are and how much we thrive is whether we have a large scale meaningful pursuit in our life. Do we have something to live for?
How Pleasure Works
The New Science of Why We Like What We Like
This was one of Paul Bloom's prior books, which the speaker listed when encouraging listeners to buy all of the author's works.
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but there are prior books oh there are prior books there's against empathy there's How Pleasure Works
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Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
This was one of Paul Bloom's prior books, which the speaker listed when encouraging listeners to buy all of the author's works.
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but there are prior books oh there are prior books there's against empathy there's How Pleasure Works
Dictionary of Word Origins
The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
This book, which is an University Press book, was mentioned as being the one to read if you are a parent wanting to see how your kids learn to talk.
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there's my my book from a outro lunar in the meanings of words if you're an university press book and if you're a parent and you want to see how your kids learn to talk that's the book to get
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Episode: The Right Kind of Suffering | Paul Bloom
This book, which is an University Press book, was mentioned as being the one to read if you are a parent wanting to see how your kids learn to talk.
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there's my my book from a outro lunar in the meanings of words if you're an university press book and if you're a parent and you want to see how your kids learn to talk that's the book to get
The Right Kind of Suffering
Gender, Sexuality, and Arab Asylum Seekers in America
The upcoming Monday episode was going to feature an academic named Paul Bloom discussing the right or good kind of suffering.
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We're talking to an academic by the name of Paul Bloom about The Right Kind of Suffering, the good kind of suffering.
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The upcoming Monday episode was going to feature an academic named Paul Bloom discussing the right or good kind of suffering.
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We're talking to an academic by the name of Paul Bloom about The Right Kind of Suffering, the good kind of suffering.
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
This was mentioned as Matthew Hepburn's new show, which dives deeper into strengthening meditation practice by featuring one-on-one sessions with everyday meditators facing challenges.
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And you may know him actually if you're a subscriber from his hit meditation, soothe anxiety to sleep here on the Ten Percent Happier podcast as you know we feature long form conversations with deep D...
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Episode: Meditation: Simple, But Not Easy | Twenty Percent...
This was mentioned as Matthew Hepburn's new show, which dives deeper into strengthening meditation practice by featuring one-on-one sessions with everyday meditators facing challenges.
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And you may know him actually if you're a subscriber from his hit meditation, soothe anxiety to sleep here on the Ten Percent Happier podcast as you know we feature long form conversations with deep Dharma teachers and mental health experts about the various ways you can do life better.
But many of you have been asking for a deeper dive into how to strengthen your meditation practice and that is where Matthew's new show comes in in each episode of 20 percent happier.
Matthew goes one on one with an everyday rank and file meditator as they seek to overcome a challenge in either their life for their meditation practice.
In today's clip, you're going to hear Matthew talking to Leslie who during the pandemic really committed to her meditation practice. She took virtual courses, listened to talks read a lot of books but even with all of that, Leslie is still feeling a little lost and confused when it comes to making her practice her own and figuring out what actually works for her
What's happening for you in the areas that you're integrating this all into your life or that you're exploring in your meditation practice on the cushion?
The Zen of Therapy
Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life
This was mentioned as a new book coming out by Dr. Mark Epstein, whom the host was excited to interview.
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I actually will be in conversation on Sunday with a really good friend mentor, fascinating author, psychotherapist Dr. Mark Epstein who's got a new book coming out called The Zen of Therapy
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Episode: Don’t Side With Yourself | Matthew Hepburn
This was mentioned as a new book coming out by Dr. Mark Epstein, whom the host was excited to interview.
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I actually will be in conversation on Sunday with a really good friend mentor, fascinating author, psychotherapist Dr. Mark Epstein who's got a new book coming out called The Zen of Therapy.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
The book was mentioned as a source for understanding system one (intuitive, reactive thinking) and system two (reflective) thinking, which relates to how stress can cause people to default to reactive thinking.
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there's a there's a book by Daniel Coniman called Thinking Fast and Slow
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Episode: Judge Jeremy Fogel, Using Mindfulness on the Bench
The book was mentioned as a source for understanding system one (intuitive, reactive thinking) and system two (reflective) thinking, which relates to how stress can cause people to default to reactive thinking.
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there's a there's a book by Daniel Coniman called Thinking Fast and Slow
he talks about system one thinking and system two thinking and you you system one is your sort of intuitive reactive way of thinking it's just you just your habits of mind and and system two thinking is reflective thinking where you actually think about the data you're taking in and you you reflect about it
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
The host noted that the book had come out five years prior and a fifth-anniversary edition was about to be released, featuring a new preface from him and new guided meditations in the back.
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feels like yesterday that the book Ten Percent Happier came out but actually it was five years ago.
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The host noted that the book had come out five years prior and a fifth-anniversary edition was about to be released, featuring a new preface from him and new guided meditations in the back.
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feels like yesterday that the book Ten Percent Happier came out but actually it was five years ago.
we've got a fifth anniversary of ten percent happier that's about to come out very very soon actually on April 16th but if you want to pre-order it you can go to hc dot com slash happier
God vs. Gay?
The Religious Case for Equality (Queer Action/ Queer Ideas)
This was Jay Michaelson's book whose argument was that the majority of Jewish and Christian religious values supported full inclusion and equality for LGBT people, contrary to what was often depicted in the news.
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there's one time i wrote a book called god vs gay the religious case for equality and the argument of that book was that the majority of jewish and christian mostly christian religious values supporte...
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Episode: Imposter Syndrome, Politics and Sensuality, Dr. Ja...
This was Jay Michaelson's book whose argument was that the majority of Jewish and Christian religious values supported full inclusion and equality for LGBT people, contrary to what was often depicted in the news.
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there's one time i wrote a book called god vs gay the religious case for equality and the argument of that book was that the majority of jewish and christian mostly christian religious values supported full inclusion and equality for LGBT people so the opposite of what you know often is depicted certainly in the news
The Jewish Enlightenment (Jewish Culture and Contexts)
This book was coming out in September, and it was a collection mostly of essays Jay Michaelson wrote early in his practice, focusing on the Jewish Buddhist spiritual intersection.
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meditation sensuality was at the title of an essay i wrote in 2002 or 2003 which was for me at the very beginning of my meditation journey and um it's kind of you to mention it since now it's a chapte...
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Episode: Imposter Syndrome, Politics and Sensuality, Dr. Ja...
This book was coming out in September, and it was a collection mostly of essays Jay Michaelson wrote early in his practice, focusing on the Jewish Buddhist spiritual intersection.
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meditation sensuality was at the title of an essay i wrote in 2002 or 2003 which was for me at the very beginning of my meditation journey and um it's kind of you to mention it since now it's a chapter in my new book jewish enlightenment which is coming out in september
Buddhism without Beliefs
A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
This was recommended as a fantastic introduction to Buddhism for skeptical readers, written by a former Buddhist monk and self-described atheist.
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one is Buddhism without Beliefs by Stephen bachelor well i've gotten to know a little bit over the years he never come on this podcast i would love to get him on this podcast he's unb...
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This was recommended as a fantastic introduction to Buddhism for skeptical readers, written by a former Buddhist monk and self-described atheist.
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one is Buddhism without Beliefs by Stephen bachelor well i've gotten to know a little bit over the years he never come on this podcast i would love to get him on this podcast he's unbelievably interesting guy former buddhist monk in two traditions if i recall correctly and um but also a self-described atheist
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
The fifth anniversary edition of the original book was coming out on April 16th, featuring a new preface written by the author and an expanded list of guided meditations.
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we are now at the fifth anniversary of the publication of Ten Percent Happier, the original book came out in March of 2014 and the fifth anniversary edition of the book is coming out on April 16th
— Episode: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Life After Suicide
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Episode: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Life After Suicide
The fifth anniversary edition of the original book was coming out on April 16th, featuring a new preface written by the author and an expanded list of guided meditations.
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we are now at the fifth anniversary of the publication of Ten Percent Happier, the original book came out in March of 2014 and the fifth anniversary edition of the book is coming out on April 16th
And there's a new preface that I've written that's in there and also there's an expanded list of guided meditations in the back of the book from Ten Percent Happier app teachers including Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg.
Life After Suicide
Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss
The book was described as being in part a memoir about the author's experiences following her ex-husband's suicide, and also tracked the stories of others who endured a suicide in their family or close circle of friends. The author initially did not want to write the book, only agreeing after being approached again following the public discussion of Kate Spade's suicide.
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but she has a new book that's coming out in April and I normally would have waited until April to interview her about this late April when the book comes out, but the book is called Life After...
— Episode: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Life After Suicide
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Episode: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Life After Suicide
The book was described as being in part a memoir about the author's experiences following her ex-husband's suicide, and also tracked the stories of others who endured a suicide in their family or close circle of friends. The author initially did not want to write the book, only agreeing after being approached again following the public discussion of Kate Spade's suicide.
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but she has a new book that's coming out in April and I normally would have waited until April to interview her about this late April when the book comes out, but the book is called Life After Suicide.
which is in part a memoir about her experiences but also tracks the stories of other folks who've endured this suicide in the family or in their close circle of friends.
I will never tell the looking back story. I'm not going to be I'm not going to give people like a voyeur's look into Rob's life he's not here to talk about himself
the only other criteria is that I don't just want this to be my story I wanted to be the stories of other people whose lives have been affected by suicide
Man's Search for Meaning (Beacon Classics)
The book was recommended to the host by Gretchen Rubin, and it discussed how people who framed their suffering through the lens of meaning, especially in the crucible of concentration camps, fared the best.
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I'm almost done with is recommended by a recent and repeat guest on this podcast Gretchen Ruben has written a bunch of excellent books about happiness she recommended that I read a book called
— Episode: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Life After Suicide
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Episode: Dr. Jennifer Ashton, Life After Suicide
The book was recommended to the host by Gretchen Rubin, and it discussed how people who framed their suffering through the lens of meaning, especially in the crucible of concentration camps, fared the best.
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I'm almost done with is recommended by a recent and repeat guest on this podcast Gretchen Ruben has written a bunch of excellent books about happiness she recommended that I read a book called Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl who had survived uh several concentration camps during the reign of the Nazis
the people who were able to get to frame their suffering through the lens of meaning to make it meaningful it sounds to me like that's what you've done
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
A 10% Happier How-to Book
This book helped a caller understand that beginning again in meditation practice is the practice itself, and that they weren't doing it wrong when their mind wandered.
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics i during a one hour sit i well i'm lucky to get three breaths in a row where i'm focused on my breath and then after sometime i realize oh crap i'm not...
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This book helped a caller understand that beginning again in meditation practice is the practice itself, and that they weren't doing it wrong when their mind wandered.
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics i during a one hour sit i well i'm lucky to get three breaths in a row where i'm focused on my breath and then after sometime i realize oh crap i'm not paying attention to my breath anymore i'm lost in a rabbit hole of thought and then thanks to you and jack moron i say silently to the thoughts welcome to the party and i begin again to focus on my breath
but your book Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics really helped me understand that this is meditation and beginning again is the practice and i'm not doing it wrong as long as i begin again when i realize my mind is right
What Works
Gender Equality by Design
This book was mentioned as being useful for providing specific, structured steps regarding workplace practices like hiring, contrasting with the 'bantery' interview style which favors people from prototypical backgrounds.
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For example, there's a book called What Works that's really useful that gives you specific things like for example at interviews and I am so guilty of this.
— Episode: Dolly Chugh, How Good People Fight Bias
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Episode: Dolly Chugh, How Good People Fight Bias
This book was mentioned as being useful for providing specific, structured steps regarding workplace practices like hiring, contrasting with the 'bantery' interview style which favors people from prototypical backgrounds.
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For example, there's a book called What Works that's really useful that gives you specific things like for example at interviews and I am so guilty of this.
My Grandmother's Hands
Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
The guest, Resmaa Menakem, was the author of this book, which discussed healing bodies from racialized trauma, suggesting trauma lives in bodies of all colors, including white bodies.
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He's also the author of a really interesting book called My Grandmother's Hands which people in my life have been recommending to me for years.
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The guest, Resmaa Menakem, was the author of this book, which discussed healing bodies from racialized trauma, suggesting trauma lives in bodies of all colors, including white bodies.
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He's also the author of a really interesting book called My Grandmother's Hands which people in my life have been recommending to me for years.
In your book, you really talk about white bodies supremacy quite beautifully so I'd love to hear you.
In that book, you really give such a useful and clear description of trauma and then it leads to many other useful and clear concepts but does it feel right to you to start with the trauma?
And so in My Grandmother's Hands one of the things that I really tried to do was say, look, what we're dealing with is not an individual horror.
Stamped from the Beginning
The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (National Book Award Winner)
The speaker referenced this book when discussing abolitionists, noting that one of its points is that there is no such thing as a non-racist person.
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I would ask that you read stamps from the beginning before you ask me that question.
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The speaker referenced this book when discussing abolitionists, noting that one of its points is that there is no such thing as a non-racist person.
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I would ask that you read stamps from the beginning before you ask me that question.
One of the things that Brother Kindi talks about a lot is the idea that there's no such thing as a non-racist, right?
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