In this chapter, the host and the interviewee discuss the dynamics of interviewing and being interviewed, exploring the power dynamics involved in asking and answering questions. They delve into the hiding that can occur when one person constantly turns the tables, and the interviewee shares her journey from working in the Foreign Service to becoming a renowned reporter on the human condition.
From Krista: I loved being interviewed by Dan Harris as much as I've ever enjoyed being on the other side of the microphone (as the saying goes). He drew things out of me I didn't know I had to say. And I'm so impressed with him as a human being, and what he's created with Ten Percent Happier. I hope you might enjoy this!
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The host of On Being shares lessons learned from 20 years of interviews, including: how to live with open questions, counterprogramming against your negativity bias, and getting over the God question.
In this episode we talk about:
- Getting over the God question when it comes to contemplating religion
- Why Western culture has such a dearth of ways to talk about love
- Why she thinks the core of relationships is not about agreeing but about navigating differences
- Tuning in to our generative agency
- Her definition of a wise life as distinct from a knowledgeable or accomplished one
- Why she believes it is as important to know what you love as it is to know what you hate
- Learning to love big open questions instead of rushing to answers
- Why the things we get paid to do may not define whether we're living a worthy life
- And getting our intentions straight and then trying not to tie them too tightly to our goals