New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- She also roasts me mercilessly. This one's really fun. Sarah Cooper is a writer and comedian who has over 3.3 million followers across social media. She is the author of the new book Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation. She is the star of the hit Netflix comedy special, Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine. Her current projects include Unfrosted, an upcoming Netflix comedy written by, directed by, and starring Jerry Seinfeld. In this episode we talk about: Perfectionism and impostor syndrome The relationship between loving your family and loving yourself Sarah’s viral President Trump lip synch videos Why it’s “nice to be in hell” How to move on from past mistakes Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sarah-cooper

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Self-help for smart people. World-class insights and practices from experts in modern science and ancient wisdom. Hosted by veteran journalist and best-selling author, Dan Harris.
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Folge vom 27.09.2023Comedian Sarah Cooper On: Humiliation, Perfectionism, and Taking Chances
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Folge vom 25.09.2023Naomi Klein on How To Stay Sane In An Increasingly Warped Online WorldNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Klein goes down the rabbit hole after learning she has a digital doppelgänger who has gone all in on conspiracies. Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book is Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World. She is a columnist with The Guardian. In 2018 she was named the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair at Rutgers University and is now Honorary Professor of Media and Climate at Rutgers. In September 2021 she joined the University of British Columbia as UBC Professor of Climate Justice and co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice. In this episode we talk about: Why she says conspiracy culture often gets the facts wrong but the feelings right How and why you should listen to people on the other side of the aisle The convergence of wellness culture and rightwing ideology The precariousness of the self How she learned to loosen the death grip on her ego And the importance of coming from a place of calm in the storm Related Episodes: Ten Percent Happier: This Scientist Says One Emotion Might Be the Key to Happiness. Can You Guess What It Is? | Dacher Keltner Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/naomi-klein
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Folge vom 20.09.2023Comedian Aparna Nancherla on: Impostor Syndrome, Anger, Social Anxiety, and Stage FrightNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Aparna Nancherla is a writer, stand-up comedian, and actor. Her new book is Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself and Impostor Syndrome. You can hear Aparna as the voice of Moon on Fox’s The Great North, or have heard her as the voice of Hollyhock on Bojack Horseman. She’s also appeared on The Drop, Lopez vs. Lopez, and Corporate. She’s written for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell and Late Night with Seth Meyers, as well as Mythic Quest on Apple+. In this episode we talk about: How impostor syndrome relates to anxiety and depression Procrastination and how she sometimes feels it sets her up to do good work, even though she hates it The difference between standup and therapy in her life How she feels about the word “no” The sometime-burden of representing South Asians in entertainment What it feels like to finally put this book out into the world Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/aparna-nancherla
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Folge vom 18.09.2023Delight and Joy Are Survival Mechanisms and Acts of Resistance | Ross GayNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- How rethinking these often twee concepts can change your life and maybe the world. Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In addition to his poetry, Ross has released three collections of essays—The Book of Delights was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller; Inciting Joy was released in 2022, and his newest collection, The Book of (More) Delights was released in September of 2023. In this episode we talk about: What got Ross interested in the subject of delight How noting delight can be a tool for counter programming against our negativity bias Why Ross argues that there is an ethical component to delight The benefits of writing by hand How both using a smartphone and rushing can be delight blockers The difference between delight and joy What he means when he refers to the “offenses of joy” And the connection between grief and joy Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/ross-gay