Top 10 Practices for Resetting Your Time, Space, Body, Inner Critic, and Social Life | Laurie Santos and Gretchen Rubin
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<p dir="ltr">How to understand your tendencies and identify what's keeping you stuck. Plus: advice on treating resistance as data, reclaiming time affluence, and avoiding "procrasticlearing."</p> <p dir="ltr">Laurie Santos is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology at Yale University. In addition to her work on the evolutionary origins of human cognition, Laurie is an expert on the science of happiness and the ways in which our minds lie to us about what makes us happy. Her podcast, <a href= "https://www.drlauriesantos.com/happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos-podcast"> The Happiness Lab</a>, is a top-3 Apple podcast which has attracted 150+ million downloads since its launch.</p> <p dir="ltr">Gretchen Rubin is one of today's most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She's the author of many bestselling books, such as The Happiness Project, Better Than Before, The Four Tendencies, and Life in Five Senses which have sold millions of copies in more than thirty languages. Her most recent book is Secrets of Adulthood. She's also host of the popular podcast, <a href= "https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/">Happier with Gretchen Rubin</a>.<strong><br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why your intuitions often make stuckness worse, not better</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The difference between mindless drift and mindful, deliberate delay</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to treat resistance as useful data instead of laziness</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Kristin Neff's three-part framework for practicing real self-compassion</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies and how they shape what gets you unstuck</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why clearing physical space creates a felt sense of agency</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The "liking gap" and why reaching out matters more than you think</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to satisfice instead of optimize when a decision feels stuck</li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Related Episodes:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Past appearances of Gretchen and Laurie</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Get the 10% with Dan Harris app <a href= "https://app.danharris.com/membership">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Sign up for Dan's free newsletter <a href= "http://www.danharris.com/">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Follow Dan on social: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J">TikTok</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD">YouTube Channel</a><strong><br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Additional Resources: </p> <p dir="ltr">This episode is sponsored by:<br /> Rosetta Stone: Visit <a href= "http://rosettastone.com/happier">rosettastone.com/happier</a> to redeem your 20% off Rosetta Stone Sapphire.</p> <p dir="ltr">Skylight: Go to <a href= "http://myskylight.com/HAPPIER">MySkylight.com/HAPPIER</a> for $30 off your 15 inch Calendar.</p> <p dir="ltr">Cash App): Download Cash App Today: <a href= "https://click.cash.app/ui6m/oh9jnxlq">click.cash.app/ui6m/oh9jnxlq</a> #CashAppPod.</p> <p dir="ltr">Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Savings provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit <a href= "http://cash.app/legal/podcast">cash.app/legal/podcast</a> for full disclosures.</p> <p dir="ltr">To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit <a href= "https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris">https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris</a></p>
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