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Whoever his students are, they're lucky to have him.

“you beat fear by experiencing the fear and making it ordinary— and it will no longer be a ghost” gotta be one of my favorite piece of advice ever

I love this professor's attitude and his way of speaking. Incredibly engaging. This video went by too fast

i want at least 8 more episodes with this person! NOW

The only thing I feel good about having an awful childhood is that I can be grateful for literally everything. I’m living a normal life, but my gratitude is just unstoppable.

"Social media is the junk food of life, high calories no nutrition" beautifully put.

This man did not stammer or have any vocal disfluencies throughout this video. So impressive, what a speaker!

One of the most intelligent and accurate psychology interviews I've seen. So incredibly accurate. He explains vastly deep concepts rather quickly, I paused a few times just to realize how accurate they all are.

He seems happy to explain happiness, which makes me happy.

I figured out "nothing lasts" as a kid and honestly it's the single greatest lesson I ever learned. Life hasn't been easy all the time, but... it never lasted. Easier times always came along. Those didn't last either, but there were always positive things to be leaned on even during harder times. It's all cyclical and nothing lasts, so don't sweat it if things aren't the way you'd prefer them to be, eventually they will be... and then they won't be again. Oh well. Read books, pet dogs, watch a sunset, appreciate the moments you have and keep those memories close during the times you don't have those things.

His first answer already confirmed a suspicion I’ve had a long time. I’ve not felt happiness in 8+ years, but I’ve definitely been without unhappiness for some time. It’s just nothing makes me happy anymore, so now i just avoid things that make me unhappy. They are two separate emotions.

I love that he gives concrete advice, not just explaining answers to questions. Some of these really helped me open my eyes to certain questions and dilemmas in my life currently

This professor is so real. He gives you the wake up call but is still so respectful and engaging about it. What a legend

I've found it incredibly helpful over the last year or two to stop worrying so much about all the time I'm "wasting". If I spend too much of my mental energy focused on how to make the most out of every second I live, I just get frustrated at life. Instead, if I try to enjoy the little things (even just a quick drive somewhere, the peace and quiet of that experience), I'm not constantly frustrated.

A fantastic human being! Thank you professor!

You better bring this man back soon. I loved hearing him, very insightful and clearly cultured as well

10:52 "Mindfulness is hard because we're time travelers." Been dealing with temporal angst for sometime. It just fascinates me that I can be on my way to a place or event and be kind of annoyed that I'm not already there. Most recently, I've been dealing with it by imagining that I am both on my way and already there at the same time. After all, time is just another dimension.

This type of teacher and data should be offered freely to the world indefinitely.

This developing the skill of meta-cognition, that's the core of Buddhist practice for me. He basically just described my understanding of Buddhism in secular, scientific language. 10/10 can recommend meta-cognition, don't be a passive passenger on an emotional traintrack, decide to make better choices than simply responding to your emotions or preferences. Happiness is an attitude you bring to your experience, not what you extract out of it.

I'd really like to have him as a professor - his entertaining speaking style makes me happy!