10% Happier with Dan Harris

Plus: Why acceptance isn't the same as resignation, a trick for gaining perspective, and the role faith plays in his life.
Josh Johnson is an Emmy-nominated writer, stand-up comedian, actor, and NAACP award-winner from Louisiana by way of Chicago. He was just named as the newest correspondent on Comedy Central's Emmy & Peabody Award-winning program The Daily Show, where he was previously a writer for the past six years. Johnson is also a former writer and performer on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he made his late-night debut in 2017. In addition, he is Comedy Central's 'most watched comedian ever' with 40M+ views to date across their platforms. 
In this episode we talk about:
The difference between accepting a problem and simply giving up

Why some anxiety is a rational response, not overthinking

How he manages anxiety while covering the news every day on The Daily Show

A simple trick for judging whether something is actually worth your worry

What it's like growing up in church (and questioning parts of it as an adult)

Why he thinks comedy helps people face hard realities instead of avoiding them

The habit behind posting a new hour of comedy every single week for three years

Why he believes AI's promised breakthroughs haven't actually shown up

Why he thinks the public still has power to reject where AI is headed

The advice about finishing your work that changed how he creates

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A simple daily check-in you can do anywhere, a four-part practice for handling hard emotions, and a new way to relate to negative judgments. Plus, why transcendence is more accessible than you think.
Diana Winston is the Director of UCLA Mindful, with three decades of experience teaching mindfulness for health and well-being. She has authored three books, including The Little Book of Being, and has taught at Spirit Rock Meditation Center for 25 years. A founder of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association, she continues to guide individuals and organizations in cultivating awareness and presence.

In this episode we talk about:
Why we keep making the same mistakes even after years of practice and therapy
Four different ways to understand what "awakening" actually means
A three-part check-in for resetting into the present moment
A four-step practice for working with a difficult emotion in real time
How judgment can become a doorway to deeper self-understanding
Why self-compassion is the foundation of loving anyone else well
How to access little tastes of transcendence in ordinary daily life
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A surprisingly uplifting conversation on aging, sickness, and death. Plus: why you get happier as you get older, hard-earned tips for handling tough diagnoses, and how to think about AI in your health care.
Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, is a surgeon, author, and public health innovator. He holds the Fish Chair in Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is the Samuel O. Thier Professor of the Practice of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Professor of the Practice at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 
Dr. Gawande was Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID from 2022-2025. He is a longtime writer for The New Yorker and has written four books: Complications, Better, The Checklist Manifesto, and Being Mortal.
In this episode we talk about:
Why the best doctors ask patients what matters before choosing treatment
The simple question that reveals what makes life worth living
Why patients who get less aggressive care sometimes live longer
His father's answer to "what's worth living for" changed three times
Why staying independent and staying safe often pull in different directions
Research showing people get emotionally calmer, not sadder, as they age
What happened when the U.S. shut down its global health aid programs
Why he sees AI as a helpful second opinion, not a replacement, for doctors
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The legendary comedian says you don't have to be tortured to be an artist, he doesn't need an index card of achievements in his pocket anymore, and even the bad trips have led to good destinations.
Neal Brennan is a three-time Emmy-nominated writer, director, producer, and standup comedian known for his critically acclaimed Netflix specials 3 Mics, Blocks, and Crazy Good and for co-creating Comedy Central's iconic Chappelle's Show. He also hosts the hit Blocks podcast, where he talks with guests about their own personal blocks.
In this episode we talk about:
Talking back to your inner critic
Why the worst psychedelic trips might do more good than the beautiful ones
The myth that comedians have to be miserable to be funny
The "decoy" that keeps smart people chasing validation forever
Why achievement became Neal's most embarrassing addiction
What Neal wants now that success wasn't enough
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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."
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, The Happiness Lab, is a top-3 Apple podcast which has attracted 150+ million downloads since its launch.
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, Happier with Gretchen Rubin.

In this episode we talk about:
Why your intuitions often make stuckness worse, not better
The difference between mindless drift and mindful, deliberate delay
How to treat resistance as useful data instead of laziness
Kristin Neff's three-part framework for practicing real self-compassion
Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies and how they shape what gets you unstuck
Why clearing physical space creates a felt sense of agency
The "liking gap" and why reaching out matters more than you think
How to satisfice instead of optimize when a decision feels stuck
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