The Science Of Rewiring Your Brain To Be Less Miserable - Dr Rick Hanson

Rick Hanson is like the caring father figure I wish I had. I can't overstate how much him and his son's podcast, Being Well, has helped me.

"We can be just as affected by the lack of the good as the presence of the bad." What a line. That one really hit home for me.

37:50 I've read a lot of self-help books, and the main summary is to treat yourself the way other people should have treated you. Check in on yourself and give yourself encouragement, don't beat yourself up, do it every day for short periods.

You can teach me all the biases, frameworks, logic and knowledge you want, but new things are complex, inefficient and difficult to incorporate and when I don't set myself up correctly, my very well trained and efficient (but faulty) instinct/monkey brain gets to pick first. I recently found out about the 85% rule: basically, slowing down everything you do to 85% of previous --> talk slower, gesture slower, literally take a second or 2 longer to let a feeling sink in better/deeper or a thought to form clearer, think/read/type/piss/eat slower etc and keep yourself on 85% even when you get excited or angry. Im happier, more energetic, less distracted, higher performing and weirdly enough faster than ever.

Hello you savages. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Here's the timestamps: 00:00 Neurobiology of Positivity & Negativity 08:42 How Negativity Bias Occurs 17:04 The Power to Change Your Mind 22:39 How to Make Your Brain More Happy 29:15 The HEAL Framework 46:16 Importance of Slowing Down & Being Present 55:12 Our Fear of Insufficiency 59:17 Scientific Evidence for Changing Your Brain 1:07:21 What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear? 1:15:52 Is It Possible to Reverse Negative Patterns? 1:23:10 Where to Find Rick

It's my first time hearing this guy, but I already love him. I wish I had people like him in my life. What a privilege and a blessing to get to hear these beautiful people with beautiful hearts and minds trying to help us all.

Love the work of Dr Rick Hanson, and their podcast with his son Forrest ! They both do such a great service for humanity.

@ChrisWillx you are KILLING IT with the guests this year! Bring Rick back... REPEATEDLY! Such an amazing talk. Thank you!!

Love this❤ He is like a father who gently guides you to the wise path through the power of his experience and scientific knowledge.

Hanson's books are brilliant. he and Tara Brach were a lifesaver for me in dark times