Dr. Rick Hanson

and autonomous inside and at cause rather than sell out effect. That's a good way to experience more sense of agency over time.

We're naturally relational. Arguably, Homo sapiens is the most social species on the planet. Certainly in terms of layers of behavior and also inner experience. Ants are social, but it's a pretty mechanistic kind of sociality. So we're very social. We're naturally social. On the other hand, life happens and we internalize various bars for our invisible cage on the one hand.

We're naturally relational. Arguably, Homo sapiens is the most social species on the planet. Certainly in terms of layers of behavior and also inner experience. Ants are social, but it's a pretty mechanistic kind of sociality. So we're very social. We're naturally social. On the other hand, life happens and we internalize various bars for our invisible cage on the one hand.

We're naturally relational. Arguably, Homo sapiens is the most social species on the planet. Certainly in terms of layers of behavior and also inner experience. Ants are social, but it's a pretty mechanistic kind of sociality. So we're very social. We're naturally social. On the other hand, life happens and we internalize various bars for our invisible cage on the one hand.

And on the other hand, to navigate significant relationships at work, in love, raising a family, it's very useful to have a whole bunch of inner strengths of different kinds. Empathy, being able to tune into others, being able to regulate ourselves so that we can stay open and connected, even if it starts to feel vulnerable and scary.

And on the other hand, to navigate significant relationships at work, in love, raising a family, it's very useful to have a whole bunch of inner strengths of different kinds. Empathy, being able to tune into others, being able to regulate ourselves so that we can stay open and connected, even if it starts to feel vulnerable and scary.

And on the other hand, to navigate significant relationships at work, in love, raising a family, it's very useful to have a whole bunch of inner strengths of different kinds. Empathy, being able to tune into others, being able to regulate ourselves so that we can stay open and connected, even if it starts to feel vulnerable and scary.

So for both of those reasons, both to deal with the wounds and the lacks, the learning, emotional learning from our childhood that has left us with living inside a suit of armor that's maybe three sizes too small to deal with that. And also to just manage various kinds of relationship issues with other people who themselves had a childhood and a life

So for both of those reasons, both to deal with the wounds and the lacks, the learning, emotional learning from our childhood that has left us with living inside a suit of armor that's maybe three sizes too small to deal with that. And also to just manage various kinds of relationship issues with other people who themselves had a childhood and a life

So for both of those reasons, both to deal with the wounds and the lacks, the learning, emotional learning from our childhood that has left us with living inside a suit of armor that's maybe three sizes too small to deal with that. And also to just manage various kinds of relationship issues with other people who themselves had a childhood and a life

and are dealing with all kinds of pressures in their life today. To deal with that, it's just so useful to have all kinds of inner capabilities and including skills for how to manage certain kinds of interactions. You think about people who are really good at anything, you want to study them, right? I admit it.

and are dealing with all kinds of pressures in their life today. To deal with that, it's just so useful to have all kinds of inner capabilities and including skills for how to manage certain kinds of interactions. You think about people who are really good at anything, you want to study them, right? I admit it.

and are dealing with all kinds of pressures in their life today. To deal with that, it's just so useful to have all kinds of inner capabilities and including skills for how to manage certain kinds of interactions. You think about people who are really good at anything, you want to study them, right? I admit it.

Lately, I've just been so fascinated by watching these short, these interviews on YouTube with people from very high level special forces, SEALs, Delta, and others, and just how they do it at that level of excellence. clear kind of excellence.

Lately, I've just been so fascinated by watching these short, these interviews on YouTube with people from very high level special forces, SEALs, Delta, and others, and just how they do it at that level of excellence. clear kind of excellence.

Lately, I've just been so fascinated by watching these short, these interviews on YouTube with people from very high level special forces, SEALs, Delta, and others, and just how they do it at that level of excellence. clear kind of excellence.

I'm also weirdly fascinated with Magnus Carlsen chess videos and Alex Honnold rock climbing videos, and probably some other things as well about quantum physics, where you have people who are excellent at something. Well, we reverse engineer that. We study, huh, how do they do it? What are they doing that enables them to be so skillful in different kinds of interactions and relationships?

I'm also weirdly fascinated with Magnus Carlsen chess videos and Alex Honnold rock climbing videos, and probably some other things as well about quantum physics, where you have people who are excellent at something. Well, we reverse engineer that. We study, huh, how do they do it? What are they doing that enables them to be so skillful in different kinds of interactions and relationships?

I'm also weirdly fascinated with Magnus Carlsen chess videos and Alex Honnold rock climbing videos, and probably some other things as well about quantum physics, where you have people who are excellent at something. Well, we reverse engineer that. We study, huh, how do they do it? What are they doing that enables them to be so skillful in different kinds of interactions and relationships?

And how can I develop more of those strengths, more of those skills, more of those attitudes, more of those ways of being myself? So in that sense, clearly the process of inner development