Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor

And what it teaches me is, first, the difference between motivation and energy. So I can be unmotivated to go to the gym, but if I can overcome the motivation problem, I often have the energy to work out. On the other hand, sometimes I don't have the energy, and then it is important for me to stop. right? Because I can do more damage than good.

Some days I don't have energy or motivation, and that is just the worst of despair. And then some days, magically, I have both. And it is only because I have known the deprivation that the days I have both motivation and energy are such gifts, and I savor those days. So I think there's a way in which until we can know loss, we can't know abundance either.

Some days I don't have energy or motivation, and that is just the worst of despair. And then some days, magically, I have both. And it is only because I have known the deprivation that the days I have both motivation and energy are such gifts, and I savor those days. So I think there's a way in which until we can know loss, we can't know abundance either.

Some days I don't have energy or motivation, and that is just the worst of despair. And then some days, magically, I have both. And it is only because I have known the deprivation that the days I have both motivation and energy are such gifts, and I savor those days. So I think there's a way in which until we can know loss, we can't know abundance either.

And when we know loss, it takes smaller and smaller things for it to feel abundant. And it sounds a lot like that's what she's describing in many ways. And what's interesting is the degree to which we can use practices like yoga nidra, like other religious or philosophical practices to teach us to regulate our emotions through shifting our attention.

And when we know loss, it takes smaller and smaller things for it to feel abundant. And it sounds a lot like that's what she's describing in many ways. And what's interesting is the degree to which we can use practices like yoga nidra, like other religious or philosophical practices to teach us to regulate our emotions through shifting our attention.

And when we know loss, it takes smaller and smaller things for it to feel abundant. And it sounds a lot like that's what she's describing in many ways. And what's interesting is the degree to which we can use practices like yoga nidra, like other religious or philosophical practices to teach us to regulate our emotions through shifting our attention.

I right now can learn to make this the most enjoyable moment of the whole day right now. But that takes a lot of practice, right? I have learned to do that over time because otherwise I couldn't get through those periods of fatigue, you know? So I don't know. I think there are ways, again, that we can learn to work with our mind, with our brain, with our body.

I right now can learn to make this the most enjoyable moment of the whole day right now. But that takes a lot of practice, right? I have learned to do that over time because otherwise I couldn't get through those periods of fatigue, you know? So I don't know. I think there are ways, again, that we can learn to work with our mind, with our brain, with our body.

I right now can learn to make this the most enjoyable moment of the whole day right now. But that takes a lot of practice, right? I have learned to do that over time because otherwise I couldn't get through those periods of fatigue, you know? So I don't know. I think there are ways, again, that we can learn to work with our mind, with our brain, with our body.

We don't get to pick all the parameters, but we can learn about the parameters to sort of understand how to work with them instead of against them. I think both in terms of the length of our life, the losses and separations we have to endure, and just getting to have this one wild and crazy moment.

We don't get to pick all the parameters, but we can learn about the parameters to sort of understand how to work with them instead of against them. I think both in terms of the length of our life, the losses and separations we have to endure, and just getting to have this one wild and crazy moment.

We don't get to pick all the parameters, but we can learn about the parameters to sort of understand how to work with them instead of against them. I think both in terms of the length of our life, the losses and separations we have to endure, and just getting to have this one wild and crazy moment.

I absolutely will. And Andrew, thank you for bringing the science to people. My pleasure.

I absolutely will. And Andrew, thank you for bringing the science to people. My pleasure.

I absolutely will. And Andrew, thank you for bringing the science to people. My pleasure.