The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Naama Lieberman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: zeeva livshitz
00:04
A few years ago, I signed up for something called a 360 review.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ื ืจืฉืžืชื™ ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื ืงืจื ื”ืขืจื›ื” 360.
00:08
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:12
If you've ever worked in the corporate world,
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ืื ืื™ ืคืขื ืขื‘ื“ืชื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”,
00:14
you probably have heard of this diabolical exercise.
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ื‘ื˜ื— ืฉืžืขืชื ืขืœ ื”ืชืจื’ื™ืœ ื”ืฉื˜ื ื™ ื”ื–ื”.
00:17
(Laughter)
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00:18
Itโ€™s an anonymous survey with your bosses, peers and direct reports,
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ื–ื”ื• ืกืงืจ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืžื ื”ืœื™ื, ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ื•ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื,
00:23
and the idea is to get a panoramic sense of your strengths and weaknesses.
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ื•ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœืงื‘ืœ ืชืžื•ื ื” ืจื—ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ื–ืงื•ืช ื•ื”ื—ื•ืœืฉื•ืช ืฉืœืš.
00:26
I opted for the colonoscopy version of a 360 review.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœื•ื ื•ืกืงื•ืคื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืขืจื›ื” 360.
00:30
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:32
Which included my wife, my brother and two of my meditation teachers.
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืืฉืชื™, ืื—ื™, ื•ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืžื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”.
00:35
In all, 16 people gave hour-long confidential interviews,
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ืกืš ื”ื›ื•ืœ, 16 ืื ืฉื™ ืจื•ืื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉืขื”,
00:39
and I was then handed a 39-page report brimming with blind quotes.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื“ื•ื— ืฉืœ 39 ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉื•ืคืข ืฆื™ื˜ื•ื˜ื™ื ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ื™ื.
00:46
I can tell you're looking forward to hearing the results.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืฉืืชื ืžืฆืคื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช.
00:48
Sadists.
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ืกื“ื™ืกื˜ื™ื.
00:50
(Laughter)
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00:52
But I'm going to make you wait a second,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ื ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืจื’ืข,
00:54
because I should give you a little background on me.
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ื›ื™ ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืืชืŸ ืœื›ื ืงืฆืช ืจืงืข ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™.
00:57
I used to be an anchorman.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื’ื™ืฉ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช.
00:58
I worked at ABC News for 21 years.
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ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ABC ื‘ืžืฉืš 21 ืฉื ื™ื.
01:02
It was a very stressful job.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžืœื—ื™ืฆื” ืžืื“.
01:04
In fact, I had a panic attack live on the air in 2004
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช, ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื”ืชืงืฃ ืคื ื™ืงื” ื‘ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื—ื™ ื‘ืฉื ืช 2004
01:08
while delivering some otherwise mundane headlines.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ืจื’ื™ืœื•ืช ืœื’ืžืจื™.
01:11
The good news is that my nationally televised freakout
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ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืฉื”ืชื—ืจืคื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ืœืื•ืžื”
01:14
ultimately led me to meditation,
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ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืœืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”,
01:16
which I had actually long rejected as ridiculous.
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื“ื—ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžื’ื•ื—ืš.
01:20
I was raised by a pair of atheist scientists.
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ื—ื•ื ื›ืชื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื•ื’ ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืืชืื™ืกื˜ื™ื.
01:23
I'm a fidgety, skeptical guy.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืงื•ืคืฆื ื™ ื•ืกืงืคื˜ื™.
01:24
And that kind of led me to unfairly lump meditation
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ื•ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœื–ืœื–ืœ ื‘ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”, ืฉืœื ื‘ืฆื“ืง,
01:29
in with aura readings, vision boards and dolphin healing.
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ืขื ืงืจื™ืืช ืืื•ืจื”, ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืฉืจืื” ื•ื”ื™ืœื™ื ื’ ืขื ื“ื•ืœืคื™ื ื™ื.
01:35
But the practice really helped me with my anxiety and depression.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ืขื–ืจ ืœื™ ืขื ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ื•ื”ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ.
01:38
And so my goal became to make meditation attractive
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ืื– ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ืœืื˜ืจืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช
01:41
to my fellow skeptics
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ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืกืคืงื ื™ื
01:43
by ditching the New Age cliches and liberally using the f-word.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ ื–ื ื™ื—ื” ืฉืœ ืงืœื™ืฉืื•ืช ื ื™ื•-ืื™ื™ื’โ€ฒ ื•ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืžื•ืคืจื– ื‘ื’ืกื•ื™ื•ืช.
01:47
(Laughter)
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01:50
To my great surprise, this unorthodox approach
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ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ื”ืคืชืขื”, ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ืœื ืื•ืจืชื•ื“ื•ื›ืกื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
01:53
turned me into a quasi self-help guru.
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ื”ืคื›ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื’ื•ืจื• ืขื–ืจื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช.
01:56
And a few years into this trip, I decided that I wanted to get a sense
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžืกืข ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
02:00
of whether my inner work was having outer results, you know?
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ืื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
02:03
Was meditation making me a nicer person?
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ื”ืื ื”ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื”ืคื›ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ื ื—ืžื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ?
02:06
And that's why I signed up for the 360.
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื”ืขืจื›ืช 360.
02:09
And now I will tell you about the results.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช.
02:11
The first 13 pages were dedicated to my sterling qualities.
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13 ื”ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื”ื•ืงื“ืฉื• ืœืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืคืœืื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
02:14
People talked about how hardworking and intelligent I was.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืกื™ืคืจื• ื›ืžื” ืื ื™ ื—ืจื•ืฅ ื•ืื™ื ื˜ืœื’ื ื˜ื™.
02:18
Many also said meditation had made me more caring.
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื”ืคื›ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœืื›ืคืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:21
But then came 26 pages of beatdown.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ื’ื™ืขื• 26 ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืงื˜ื™ืœื•ืช.
02:25
(Laughter)
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02:27
The first blow was that some reviewers noted
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ื”ืžื›ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื—ืœืง ืžื”ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื ืืžืจื•
02:30
that I had a penchant for being rude to junior staffers,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ื—ื–ืงื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ืก ืจื•ื— ื›ืœืคื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื–ื•ื˜ืจื™ื,
02:33
which was deeply embarrassing.
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื‘ื™ืš ื ื•ืจื.
02:36
But it only got worse.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืจืง ื”ืœืš ื•ื”ื—ืžื™ืจ.
02:37
I was called emotionally guarded, a diva and an authoritarian.
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ืงืจืื• ืœื™ ืขืฆื•ืจ ืจื’ืฉื™ืช, ื“ื™ื•ื•ื” ื•ืฉืชืœื˜ื ื™.
02:42
(Quiet laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ืฉืงื˜)
02:43
I don't know why that's funny.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืžืฆื—ื™ืง.
02:45
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:50
Some people even questioned my motives for promoting meditation.
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ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ืคืงืคืงื• ื‘ืžื ื™ืขื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœืงื“ื ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”.
02:53
It got so bad that at one point my wife, who was reading it with me,
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ื–ื” ื ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื’ืจื•ืข, ืฉื‘ืฉืœื‘ ืžืกื•ื™ื ืืฉืชื™ ืฉืงืจืื” ืื™ืชื™,
02:56
got up and went to the bathroom and cried.
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ืงืžื” ื•ื”ืœื›ื” ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื.
03:00
I think for me the most painful part
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื›ื•ืื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:02
was realizing that the aspects of my personality
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ื”ื‘ื ื” ืฉื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ื‘ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
03:04
that I was most ashamed of and had really tried to hide
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ืฉื”ืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉืชื™ ื‘ื”ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื‘ืขืฆื ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ
03:08
were in fact on full display for everybody.
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ื”ื™ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ื—ืฉื•ืคื™ื ืœืขื™ื ื™ ื›ื•ืœื.
03:11
And those included my two most prominent and problematic demons:
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืœืœ ืืช ืฉื ื™ ื”ืฉื“ื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื•ื”ื‘ืขื™ื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื™:
03:15
anger and self-centeredness.
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ื›ืขืก ื•ืื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช.
03:17
(Clears throat)
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(ืžื›ื—ื›ื— ื‘ื’ืจื•ืŸ)
03:19
Sorry. I've never talked about this publicly before.
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ืกืœื™ื—ื”. ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื.
03:24
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:25
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
03:30
I thought we weren't supposed to applaud authoritarians here at TED.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืžื—ื•ื ื›ืคื™ื™ื ืœืฉืชืœื˜ื ื™ื ื›ืืŸ ื‘-TED.
03:33
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:37
Bottom line, meditation had helped, for sure,
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ื‘ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”, ื”ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ืขื–ืจื”, ื‘ื˜ื—,
03:41
but I clearly retained the capacity to be a schmuck,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืฉืžืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžื•ืง,
03:43
and I am not alone in this.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืœื‘ื“ ื‘ื–ื”.
03:46
All kinds of bad behavior have been on the rise.
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ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื•.
03:49
Reckless driving,
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ื ื”ื™ื’ื” ืžืกื•ื›ื ืช,
03:51
unruly airline passengers, violent crime,
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ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ืฉืžืฉืชื•ืœืœื™ื ื‘ืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื, ืคืฉืขื™ื ืืœื™ืžื™ื,
03:54
online bullying, workplace incivility,
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ื‘ืจื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืจืฉืช, ื”ืชืขืžืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
03:57
tribal antagonism, even general self-centeredness.
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ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื•ืช, ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœืœื™ืช.
04:00
At times, it can really feel like our social fabric is unraveling.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื™ืฉ ื‘ืืžืช ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉื”ืžืจืงื ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืฉืœื ื• ื ืคืจื.
04:04
So after my 360, I decided to do some work on myself
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ืื– ืื—ืจื™ ื”-360, ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™
04:07
and to see if I could also learn some things
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืื ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
04:09
that, by extension, might help the species.
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ืฉื‘ืขื–ืจืชื ืื•ื›ืœ ื’ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืžื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™.
04:13
I pulled every lever at my disposal.
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ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžืฆืืชื™.
04:15
I did psychotherapy, communications coaching, bias training,
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืชืจืคื™ื”, ืื™ืžื•ืŸ ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช, ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ืืคืœื™ื”,
04:18
couples counseling and more.
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ื™ื™ืขื•ืฅ ื–ื•ื’ื™ ื•ืขื•ื“.
04:21
And while I was really grateful to be able to do all of this stuff
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ื•ืืžื ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืืกื™ืจ ืชื•ื“ื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื”
04:24
and all of it helped,
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ื•ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืืžืช ืขื–ืจ,
04:25
I was still finding myself too often getting selfish or snippy.
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ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืคืกืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืคืขืžื™ื ืžืชื ื”ื’ ื‘ืื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืขื•ืงืฆื ื•ืช.
04:29
So I signed up for a nine-day silent retreat
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ืื– ื ืจืฉืžืชื™ ืœืจื™ื˜ืจื™ื˜ ืฉืœ ืชืฉืขื” ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืฉืชื™ืงื”
04:32
where I would practice a kind of meditation
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ืฉื ืืชืจื’ืœ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”
04:34
that has been shown to boost your capacity for warmth.
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ืฉื”ื•ื›ื— ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื—ื–ืงืช ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื—ื•ื ืื ื•ืฉื™.
04:37
Itโ€™s called โ€œloving-kindness,โ€ which, as you might imagine,
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ื–ื” ื ืงืจื โ€œื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช-ืื”ื‘ื”โ€ (ื ื•ืขื ืœื‘), ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืชืืจ ืœืขืฆืžื›ื
04:40
sounded to me like Valentine's Day with a gun to my head.
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ื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืœื™ ื›ืžื• ื•ืœื ื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื ืืงื“ื— ืœืจืงื”.
04:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:48
But I was in it to win it. I really wanted to be a nicer person.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืฆื—. ื‘ืืžืช ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:52
I kept getting tripped up though,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืกืชื‘ื›ืชื™ ืขื ืขืฆืžื™,
04:53
because the woman who was running the retreat, my teacher,
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ื›ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืืช ื”ืจื™ื˜ืจื™ื˜, ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœื™,
04:56
her name is Spring Washam,
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ืฉืžื” ืกืคืจื™ื ื’ ื•ื•ืืฉื,
04:57
she kept insisting that if I wanted to be less of a jerk to other people,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืชืขืงืฉื” ืฉืื ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื’ืขื™ืœ ืœืื—ืจื™ื,
05:01
I needed to start by being less of a jerk to myself,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื’ืขื™ืœ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
05:03
which I thought was the kind of thing you hear
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืžืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืฉื•ืžืขื™ื
05:06
from Instagram influencers and spin instructors, so --
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ืžืžืฉืคื™ืขื ื™ ืื™ื ืกื˜ื’ืจื ื•ืžื“ืจื™ื›ื™ ืกืคื™ื ื™ื ื’, ืื– --
05:08
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:11
And she even went so far as to suggest
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืฆื™ืขื”
05:13
that when I saw my demons emerging in meditation,
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ืฉื›ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืืช ื”ืฉื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”,
05:16
I should put my hand on my heart and say to myself,
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ืื ื™ื— ื™ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืœื‘ ื•ืื’ื™ื“ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
05:19
"It's OK, sweetie. I'm here for you."
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โ€œื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ืžืชื•ืงื™. ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืšโ€œ.
05:20
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:22
Hard pass.
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ืžืžืฉ ืœื.
05:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:25
Pasadena. I was not going to do that.
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ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืœื. ืื ื™ ืœื ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”.
05:27
But over the ensuing days of nonstop meditation,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืขื‘ืจื• ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื‘ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืคื•ืกืงืช,
05:31
I did notice that my twin demons were in full effect.
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ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ืฉืฉื ื™ ื”ืฉื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืฉื™ื ื›ื•ื—ื.
05:36
My anger had me rehearsing glorious, expletive-filled speeches
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ื”ื›ืขืก ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื—ื–ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื ืื•ืžื™ื ืžืœืื™ ืงืœืœื•ืช
05:39
I would deliver to my boss about the various promotions I deserved.
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ืฉืืฉื ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ื‘ื•ืก ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ืงื™ื“ื•ืžื™ื ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื™.
05:42
My self-centeredness had me writing my own five-star Amazon reviews
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ื”ืื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช ื’ืจืžื” ืœื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืืžื–ื•ืŸ
05:46
for my various books,
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ืœืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืคืจืกืžืชื™,
05:47
praising my elegant prose and rugged good looks.
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ื•ืœืฉื‘ื— ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื–ื” ื”ืืœื’ื ื˜ื™ืช ื•ื”ื—ืŸ ื”ืžื—ื•ืกืคืก ืฉืœื™.
05:49
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:51
And in the face of all of this roostering and rage,
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ื•ืžืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื’ืื•ื•ืชื ื•ืช ื•ื”ื–ืขื,
05:54
I layered on an avalanche of self-criticism.
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ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืžืคื•ืœืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช.
05:57
I told myself a whole story
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ืกื™ืคืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื
05:58
about how I was an incurably self-obsessed, cranky monster
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ืขืœ ื–ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืคืœืฆืช ืื ื•ื›ื™ืช, ืขืฆื‘ื ื™ืช, ื—ืกืจืช ืชืงื ื”
06:03
who had cloven hooves and a retractable jaw.
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืคืจืกื•ืช ืฉืกื•ืขื•ืช ื•ืœืกืช ื ืฉืœืคืช.
06:10
After about five or six days of drinking from this fire hose, I caved.
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ืื—ืจื™ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืื• ืฉื™ืฉื” ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืœ ืฉืชื™ื™ื” ืžื”ื–ืจื ื•ืง, ื ื›ื ืขืชื™.
06:16
Mid-meditation, I put my hand on my heart,
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ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื”, ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื™ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื™,
06:19
and while I definitely was not going to call myself "sweetie,"
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ื•ืืžื ื ืžืžืฉ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืงืจื•ื ืœืขืฆืžื™ โ€œืžืชื•ืงื™โ€œ,
06:22
I did silently say to myself,
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืฉืงื˜,
06:25
"It's all good, dude, I know this sucks, but I've got you."
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โ€œื”ื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ื’ื‘ืจ, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื–ื” ื“ืคื•ืง, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœืšโ€œ.
06:30
This was very strange and embarrassing, but in this moment, I had an epiphany.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื–ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ื•ืžื‘ื™ืš, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข, ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ืืจื”.
06:35
I realized that my demons were actually
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ืฉื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื™ื•
06:37
just ancient, fear-based neurotic programs,
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ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืขืชื™ืงื•ืช ื ื™ื•ืจื•ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžืงื•ืจืŸ ื‘ืคื—ื“,
06:41
probably injected into me by the culture, by my parents.
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ืฉื›ื ืจืื” ื”ื•ื—ื“ืจื• ืœืชื•ื›ื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช, ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื•ืจื™ื™.
06:45
And they were trying to help me.
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ื•ื”ื ื ื™ืกื• ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื™.
06:47
It was the organism trying to protect itself.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื™ ืฉื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื•.
06:50
And when I stopped fighting them, they calmed down for a few seconds.
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืคืกืงืชื™ ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื‘ื”ื, ื”ื ื ืจื’ืขื• ืœื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื•ืช.
06:53
I didn't have to slay them.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื—ืกืœ ืื•ืชื.
06:56
I just had to give them a high five.
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ืจืง ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืชืช ืœื”ื ื›ื™ืฃ.
06:57
And this counterintuitive extension of warmth
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ื•ื”ื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ืฉืžื ื•ื’ื“ืช ืœืื™ื ื˜ื•ืื™ืฆื™ื”
07:00
was not, I realized, it was not indulgent.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื”, ื”ื‘ื ืชื™, ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื ืคื™ื ื•ืง.
07:03
It was radical disarmament.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ื˜ืจื•ืœ ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™.
07:07
Here's the way I think about this.
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ื›ื›ื” ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
07:08
At any given moment, we humans have two choices
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื ืชื•ืŸ, ืœื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื™ืฉ ืฉืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช
ืฉืชื™ ืกืคื™ืจืœื•ืช ืฉื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ืœื ื•.
07:11
or two spirals that are available to us.
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07:14
The first is what my friend Evelyn Tribole calls the toilet vortex.
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ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืžื” ืฉื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืื•ื•ืœื™ืŸ ื˜ืจื™ื‘ื•ืœื™ื™ ืžื›ื ื” ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ื”ืืกืœื”.
07:19
The reason why this looks childish and ridiculous is that I drew it myself.
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ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื–ื” ื ืจืื” ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ ื•ืžื’ื•ื—ืš ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืฆื™ื™ืจืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื™.
07:22
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:24
It's OK, sweetie. You're good at so many other things.
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ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ืžืชื•ืงื™. ืืชื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
07:27
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:28
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:33
I probably shouldn't make fun of the thing I'm going to try to get you to do, but ...
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ืœื ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืืฆื—ืง ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ืื‘ืœ...
07:37
The toilet vortex might start like this.
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ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ื”ืืกืœื” ืื•ืœื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœื” ื›ื›ื”.
07:39
You're picking on yourself because you don't like the way you look in the mirror.
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ืืชื” ื™ื•ืจื“ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžืš ื›ื™ ืืชื” ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ ืื™ืš ืฉืืชื” ื ืจืื”.
ืืชื” ืœื ืžืจื•ืฆื” ืžื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœืš
07:43
You're unhappy with your level of productivity
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ืื• ืฉืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืช ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืงื˜ื•ื–ื™ืก, ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื”.
07:45
or you have failed to achieve ketosis, whatever.
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ื•ืื– ืืชื” ืžื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
07:48
And then you take that out on other people
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07:50
and then you are feeling more miserable,
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ื•ืื– ืืชื” ืื•ืžืœืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
07:53
and then down you go.
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ื•ืื– ืืชื” ื™ื•ืจื“ ื•ื™ื•ืจื“.
07:54
The vastly superior alternative is what I call the cheesy upward spiral.
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ื”ื—ืœื•ืคื” ื”ืขื“ื™ืคื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื™ื ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื” ื”ืกืคื™ืจืœื” ื”ืžื‘ื™ื›ื” ื”ืขื•ืœื”.
08:00
This one was drawn by a professional.
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ืืช ื–ื” ืฆื™ื™ืจ ืžืงืฆื•ืขืŸ.
08:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:04
As your inner weather gets balmier,
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืืงืœื™ื ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืฉืœืš ื ืจื’ืข,
08:07
because you've learned how to high-five your demons,
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ื›ื™ ืœืžื“ืช ืื™ืš ืœืชืช ื›ื™ืคื™ื ืœืฉื“ื™ื ืฉืœืš,
08:10
that shows up in your relationships with other people.
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ื–ื” ืžืชื’ืœื” ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœืš ืขื ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:12
And because relationships are probably the most important variable
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ื•ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื”ืŸ ื›ื ืจืื” ื”ืžืฉืชื ื” ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
08:15
when it comes to human flourishing,
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ืœืฉื’ืฉื•ื’ ืื ื•ืฉื™,
08:17
your inner weather improves even further
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ื”ืืงืœื™ื ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืฉืœืš ืžืฉืชืคืจ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ
08:19
and up you go.
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ื•ืืชื” ืขื•ืœื” ื•ืขื•ืœื”.
08:21
And that is the whole point here.
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
08:22
Self-love, properly understood, not as narcissism,
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ืื”ื‘ื”-ืขืฆืžื™ืช, ื‘ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ืœื ื ืจืงื™ืกื™ื–ื,
ืืœื ื›ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ืขืฆืžืš,
08:26
but as having your own back,
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08:28
is not selfish.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืื ื•ื›ื™ืช.
08:30
It makes you better at loving other people.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉืคืจ ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœืš ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:33
And the flip side of this was on full display in my 360.
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ื•ื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื˜ื‘ืข ื”ื–ื” ื”ืชื’ืœื” ื‘ื”ืขืจื›ืช 360 ืฉืœื™.
08:35
All the ways in which I was torturing myself
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ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืขื™ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
08:37
showed up in my relationships with other people.
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ื”ืชื’ืœื• ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืขื ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:40
And as those relationships suffered, so did I.
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ื•ื›ืฉืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืกื‘ืœื•, ื’ื ืื ื™ ืกื‘ืœืชื™.
08:43
Taken together, my two excellent drawings
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ื‘ื™ื—ื“, ืฉื ื™ ื”ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžืฆื•ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœื™
08:46
represent a kind of amateur unified field theory of love.
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ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ื™ื ืžืŸ ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื” ืžืื•ื—ื“ืช ื—ื•ื‘ื‘ื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื”.
08:50
I call it โ€œMe, A Love Story.โ€
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ืœื–ื” โ€œืื ื™, ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืื”ื‘ื”.โ€
08:54
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:57
That's a deliberately ridiculous name,
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ื–ื” ืฉื ืžื’ื•ื—ืš ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ื”,
08:59
but I am actually pretty serious about using the word "love."
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื“ื™ ืจืฆื™ื ื™ ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœืžื™ืœื” โ€œืื”ื‘ื”โ€œ.
09:03
Granted, it's a confusing term because we use it to apply to everything
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ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื–ื” ืžื•ื ื— ืžื‘ืœื‘ืœ ื›ื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ
09:06
from our spouses to our children to gluten-free snickerdoodles.
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ืžื‘ืช ื”ื–ื•ื’ ื•ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื—ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ื ื˜ื•ืœื™ ื’ืœื•ื˜ืŸ.
09:10
But I am comfortable embracing the broadness of the term.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื ื•ื— ืขื ื”ืจื•ื—ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื•ืฉื’ ื”ื–ื”.
09:15
I consider love to be anything that falls within the human capacity to care,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื›ืœื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ืœืื›ืคืชื™ื•ืช,
09:19
a capacity wired deeply into us via evolution.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืžื—ื•ื•ื˜ืช ืขืžื•ืง ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื• ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืื‘ื•ืœื•ืฆื™ื”.
09:22
It's our ability to care, cooperate and communicate
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœืื›ืคืชื™ื•ืช, ืœืฉืชืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ื•ืœืชืงืฉืจ
09:25
that has allowed Homo sapiens to thrive.
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ืฉืืคืฉืจื” ืœื”ื•ืžื• ืกืคื™ื™ื ืก ืœืฉื’ืฉื’.
09:28
And it is a failure to exercise that muscle,
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ื•ื”ื”ื–ื ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืจื™ืจ ื”ื–ื”,
09:31
it is a lack of love that I think is at the root of our most pressing problems,
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ื—ื•ืกืจ ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื•ื ืœื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื•ืจืฉ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ื“ื—ื•ืคื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•
09:35
from inequality to violence to the climate crisis.
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ืžืื™-ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ืœืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืœืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืืงืœื™ื.
09:38
Obviously, these are all massive problems
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื›ืœ ืืœื” ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืื“ื™ืจื•ืช
09:40
that are going to require massive structural change,
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ืฉื“ื•ืจืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื™ืจ,
09:43
but at a baseline they also require us to care about one another.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื‘ืกื™ืก ื”ืŸ ื’ื ื“ื•ืจืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ืื›ืคืช ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืฉื ื™.
09:47
And it is harder to do that
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ื•ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”
09:49
when you're stuck in a ceaseless spiral of self-centered self-flagellation.
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ื›ืฉืืชื” ืชืงื•ืข ื‘ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ืคื•ืกืงืช ืฉืœ ื”ืœืงืื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืื ื•ื›ื™ืช.
09:53
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:55
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
09:57
So I guess what I'm trying to say here
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ืื– ื›ื ืจืื” ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“
09:59
is there's a geopolitical case for you to get your shit together.
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ื–ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ื”ืฆื“ืงื” ื’ื™ืื•ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ืœื”ืชืืคืก ืขืœ ืขืฆืžืš.
10:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:04
And the massively empowering news
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ื•ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ืžืขืฆื™ืžื•ืช
10:07
is that love is not an unalterable factory setting.
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ื”ืŸ ืฉืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ืชื›ื•ื ื” ืฉื ืงื‘ืขื” ื‘ืžืคืขืœ.
10:12
It is a skill that you can train.
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ื–ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืคืชื—.
10:14
It's actually a family of skills.
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ื–ื• ื‘ืขืฆื ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช.
10:16
After my 360, I learned a whole bunch of practices for upping my love game,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืขืจื›ืช 360, ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
10:20
and I'm going to share two with you right now
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืฉืชืฃ ืืชื›ื ื‘ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
10:22
that I think would be very easy to integrate into your life.
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ืฉืœื“ืขืชื™ ืงืœ ืžืื“ ืœืฉืœื‘ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืœืืžืฅ ื”ืจื’ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื™ืช โ€œื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช-ืื”ื‘ื”โ€œ.
10:25
The first is to boot up a practice of loving-kindness meditation.
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ื“, ื–ื” ืœื ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืžื›ื
10:28
I should say that it does not require you
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10:30
to subscribe to some fancy metaphysical program,
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ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืื™ื–ื• ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืžื˜ืคื™ื–ื™ืช,
10:32
and it shouldn't take up too much time.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืืžื•ืจ ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืžื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื–ืžืŸ.
10:34
Maybe a few minutes a couple of times a week to start.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ื“ืงื•ืช ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื”ืชื—ืœื”.
10:38
The instructions are really simple. Find a reasonably quiet place.
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ื”ื”ื ื—ื™ื•ืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•ืช ืžืื“. ืžืฆืื• ืžืงื•ื ืฉืงื˜ ืžืกืคื™ืง.
10:42
Assume a comfortable position,
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ืžืฆืื• ืชื ื•ื—ื” ื ื•ื—ื”,
10:44
close your eyes and begin by envisioning a really easy person.
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ืขืฆืžื• ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืงืœ.
10:48
Maybe a good friend, maybe a pet.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘, ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ืช ืžื—ืžื“.
10:50
And then you repeat in your mind four phrases:
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ื•ืื– ืชื—ื–ืจื• ื‘ืœื‘ ืขืœ ืืจื‘ืขื” ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื:
10:53
"May you be happy, may you be safe, may you be healthy,
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โ€œื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ืฉืžื—, ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—, ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื™ื,
10:57
may you live with ease."
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ื”ืœื•ื•ืื™ ืฉืชื—ื™ื” ื‘ืฉืœื•ื•ื”โ€œ.
10:59
After you've generated a little warmth,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื™ื™ืฆืจืชื ืงืฆืช ื—ื•ื,
11:01
you do a bait-and-switch and move onto yourself.
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ืชืขืฉื• ื”ื—ืœืคื” ื•ืชืขื‘ืจื• ืœืขืฆืžื›ื.
11:05
Once again, you conjure the image and send the phrases.
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ืฉื•ื‘, ืชืขืœื• ื‘ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื•ืชืฉืœื—ื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื.
11:09
After that, it's on to a mentor, somebody who's helped you in your life.
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืžื ื˜ื•ืจ, ืื• ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืขื–ืจ ืœื›ื.
11:13
Then a neutral person, somebody you might overlook.
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ื•ืื– ืœืื“ื ื ื™ื˜ืจืœื™, ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื”ืชืขืœืžืชื ืžืžื ื•.
11:15
Then a difficult person, probably not hard to find.
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ื•ืื– ืœืื“ื ืงืฉื”, ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื ืงืฉื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ืื—ื“ ื›ื–ื”.
11:18
And then we finish with all beings everywhere.
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ื•ืื– ืžืกื™ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
11:23
To some of you, this may seem forced and treacly,
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ืœื—ืœืงื›ื, ื–ื” ื™ื™ืจืื” ืžืื•ืœืฅ ื•ืกื›ืจื™ื ื™,
ืื‘ืœ ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืจืื”
11:26
but it's worth noting that the research shows
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ืฉืœืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ืชื•ืขืœืช ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช, ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช
11:28
that this practice has physiological, psychological
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11:30
and even behavioral benefits.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืชื•ืขืœืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืชื™ืช.
11:32
The other practice I'm going to recommend
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ื”ืชืจื’ื•ืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืžืœื™ืฅ ืขืœื™ื•
11:34
is to start consciously counterprogramming against your inner critic.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืชื›ื ืช ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื ื’ื“ ื”ืžื‘ืงืจ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืฉืœื›ื.
11:37
Next time you notice yourself going down the toilet,
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ืจื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ื”ืืกืœื”,
ืื ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืžืกืชื›ืœ, ื”ื ื™ื—ื• ื™ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืœื‘
11:40
if nobody's looking, put your hand on your heart
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11:42
and talk to yourself the way you would talk to a good friend.
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจื• ืืœ ืขืฆืžื›ื ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื—ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.
11:46
For ambitious people, this may be a little scary.
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืืคืชื ื™ื™ื, ื–ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฆืช ืžืคื—ื™ื“.
11:48
You might fear it's going to erode your edge.
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ืืชื ืชืคื—ื“ื• ืื•ืœื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ืจื›ืš ืืชื›ื.
11:50
But research shows that this process of replacing your sadistic inner tyrant
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืจืื” ืฉื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ืœืคืช ื”ืจื•ื“ืŸ ื”ืกื“ื™ืกื˜ื™ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™
11:55
with a supportive inner coach, who has high standards
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ื‘ืžืืžืŸ ืชื•ืžืš ืคื ื™ืžื™, ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื™ื
11:58
but is not a jerk about it,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื’ืขื™ืœ ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœื–ื”,
11:59
makes you more likely to reach your goals.
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ืžื’ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉืชืฉื™ื’ื• ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
12:05
Now, I will cop to the fact
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืขื•ื‘ื“ื”
12:06
that even though I've now retired from my job as a news man
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ืฉืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืคืจืฉืชื™ ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื™ ื›ืžื’ื™ืฉ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช
ื•ืื ื™ ืžื™ืกื™ื•ื ืจ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื”,
12:09
and am a full-time meditation evangelist,
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืจื“ ื‘ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ื”ืืกืœื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข.
12:11
I still go down the toilet on the regular.
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12:13
But I'm much more likely to access the upward spiral these days.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืกื‘ื™ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืื’ื™ืข ืœืกืคื™ืจืœื” ื”ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื”.
12:16
In fact, three years after my 360, I got another one, because I never learn.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืขืจื›ืช 360, ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืขืจื›ื”, ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืœื•ืžื“.
12:21
And this one was way different.
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ื•ื”ืคืขื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
12:23
People gushed about how much I had changed as a friend and a mentor and a colleague.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืชืคื›ื• ืขืœ ื›ืžื” ื”ืฉืชื ื™ืชื™ ื›ื—ื‘ืจ ื•ื›ืžื ื˜ื•ืจ ื•ื›ืขืžื™ืช.
12:27
They talked about specific meetings
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ื”ื ื“ื™ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช
ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืคืขื ืจื•ื“ืŸ ื•ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ื ื”ื“ืจ.
12:29
where I used to be a prosecutor and was now delightful.
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12:32
One person said, โ€œHis ego is shrinking,โ€ which I think was a compliment.
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ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ืืžืจ, โ€œื”ืื’ื• ืฉืœื• ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืฅโ€œ, ื•ืœื“ืขืชื™ ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื—ืžืื”.
12:35
And another person said, โ€œHeโ€™s finding his heart,โ€
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ื•ืื“ื ืื—ืจ ืืžืจ, โ€œื”ื•ื ืžื•ืฆื ืืช ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื•โ€œ,
12:40
which the new me let pass.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ื ืชืŸ ืœื–ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืฉืชื™ืงื”.
12:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
12:47
After she finished reading, my wife turned to me and said,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื’ืžืจื” ืœืงืจื•ื, ืืฉืชื™ ืคื ืชื” ืืœื™ ื•ืืžืจื”,
12:50
"Congratulations, now you're boring."
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โ€œื‘ืจื›ื•ืชื™ื™, ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืชื” ืžืฉืขืžืโ€œ.
12:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
12:55
I'm hoping that was a joke because in my opinion,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื” ื›ื™ ืœื“ืขืชื™,
12:57
upping your love game is anything but boring.
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ื”ืฉืชืคืจื•ืช ื‘ืื”ื‘ื” ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฉืขืžื ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
12:59
Itโ€™s countercultural because it cuts against the never-enoughness
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ื–ื” ื ื•ื’ื“ ืืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•, ืกื•ืชืจ ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง
13:02
and always-behindness that society seems to want us to feel.
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ื•ืชืžื™ื“ ืฆืจื™ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื›ื ืจืื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื ืจื’ื™ืฉ.
13:05
Itโ€™s courageous because itโ€™s hard to look at your demons.
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ื–ื” ืืžื™ืฅ ื›ื™ ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืฉื“ื™ื ืฉืœืš.
13:08
And itโ€™s happiness-producing because when you high-five your demons,
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื™ื™ืฆืจ ืื•ืฉืจ ื›ื™ ื›ืฉืืชื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ื›ื™ืฃ ืœืฉื“ื™ื ืฉืœืš,
13:12
they don't own you as much.
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ื”ื ืœื ืฉื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื‘ืš ื›ืœ ื›ืš.
13:13
And all of that makes you more generous and more available.
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ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชืš ื ื“ื™ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
13:18
If that sounds grandiose or touchy-feely to you,
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ื•ืื ื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืœื›ื ื’ืจื ื“ื™ื•ื–ื™ ืื• ื“ื‘ื™ืง,
13:20
let me put it to you another way.
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื ืกื— ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืื—ืจืช.
13:23
The view is so much better when you pull your head out of your ass.
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ื”ื ื•ืฃ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื™ืคื” ื›ืฉืืชื ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืืฉ ืžื”ืชื—ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
13:27
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
13:30
Thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
13:31
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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