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How to Control Worry
The Dalai Lama has lost nine of his 15 siblings, and he's lost his tutors. "I might as well try at least not to cling to everything that's going to be impermanent" He says action is the best medicine for anxiety because one can't solve it with a head full of worry.
In this episode, William Green chats with famed author Pico Iyer about how to create a life that’s truly richer, wiser, & happier. Pico has written 15 books & delivered 4 TED Talks that have received nearly 12 million views. Here, he shares profound & practical insights drawn from his vast range of personal experience: he’s spent decades as a travel writer; befriended everyone from the Dalai Lama to Leonard Cohen; lost everything he owned in a wildfire; & built a remarkably peaceful & productive life in a tiny apartment in Japan.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
04:41 - Why Pico Iyer relishes the calm simplicity of his tiny, uncluttered home in Japan.
08:01 - Why he doesn’t use a cell phone & does most of his work without a computer.
13:45 - What advice he gives to youngsters on making a life & not just making a living.
22:37 - Why going slow has become the ultimate luxury in a world of speed.
26:34 - Why leading business executives are so receptive to his teachings on stillness.
29:55 - How he structures his day to be most productive.
43:57 - Why billionaires like Ray Dalio have embraced meditation.
52:03 - What Pico discovered when a wildfire destroyed everything he owned.
1:17:02 - How Howard Marks applies the Buddhist teaching that everything is impermanent.
1:21:56 - What Pico has learned from decades of friendship with the Dalai Lama.
1:35:55 - How travel shows Pico the limits of what we can ever truly know.
2:03:55 - What the singer & Zen monk Leonard Cohen taught him about inner riches.
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