10% Happier with Dan Harris

The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle

Dan Harris read this book, which presented the thesis that one's inner narrator owns them if they are unaware of its nonstop nattering. However, Harris found the book correct but not useful because it didn't offer much actionable advice.

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Power of Now, A New Earth. Oprah Winfrey was, you know, pushing his stuff.

How to Feel Loved

Sonja Lyubomirsky

The book presented an empowering approach to feeling loved, arguing that it is largely within one's control by changing the conversation rather than changing oneself or the other person. It detailed five mindsets designed to help operate the 'relationship seesaw' and foster deeper connection.

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In fact, that is the title of their book, How to Feel Love.

The Art and Science of Connection

Kasley Killam

Kasley Killam, a Harvard-trained social scientist, discussed her book, which focuses on social health and its impact on overall well-being. The book explores the importance of connection, different social styles, and strategies for improving social health.

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So social health is the dimension of your overall health and well-being that comes from connection.

Rest

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

The book was briefly mentioned in relation to the concept of rest and its various forms, contrasting with the traditional understanding of rest as simply lying in a hammock.

Keep Sharp

Sanjay Gupta M.D.

The podcast extensively discussed this book, which outlines five pillars of brain health. The five pillars were described in detail, including how movement, discovery, relaxation, nourishment, and connection affect brain health.

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It's called Keep Sharp and it's really something that I think is of universal interest which is how do we maintain brain health for as long as possible and you have this very handy sort of five pillars, five ways that we can think about keeping our brains healthy.

Chasing Life

Sanjay Gupta

It was mentioned as one of four of Dr. Gupta's New York Times best-selling books, which were discussed in the podcast introduction.

Cheating Death

Kenneth M. Valentine

This book, along with three others by Dr. Gupta, was mentioned in the podcast introduction as a New York Times bestseller.

Radical Acceptance

Tara Brach

It was mentioned as one of several books written by Tara Brach, a meditation teacher and psychologist. The book's title suggests a focus on acceptance as a core concept.

Radical Compassion

Tara Brach

This book, along with others by Tara Brach, was mentioned in the introduction. The title suggests the book explores the concept of radical compassion.

Trusting the Gold

Tara Brach

It was noted as one of several books written by Tara Brach, implying that it's relevant to her teachings on meditation and mindfulness.

Look Again

Tali Sharot

It explores the neuroscience of habituation, explaining how we become less sensitive to things over time, impacting our joy and motivation. It also offers strategies to disrupt this process and re-sparkle our lives.

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each step was so small, so inconsequential, so well explained or on occasion so regretted that people could no more see it developing from day to day than a farmer in his field sees a corn growing. One day it is over his head.

The Influential Mind

Tali Sharot

This book was mentioned as one of the author's previous works, but no details were given in this interview.